Deficiency Of Iron As A Cause Of Dysfunction In Calves And Piglets

In many farms for the cultivation and fattening of young cattle and piglets, iron deficiency anemia is often recorded. Iron deficiency in the body leads to a decrease in the level of vital hemoglobin of erythrocytes, the iron of which plays an important role in the formation of the oxygen-hemoglobin complex and the prolongation of its existence. With iron deficiency, the formation of hemoglobin and erythrocytes is disrupted in animals due to the ineffectiveness of erythropoiesis in the following sequence: depletion of the reserve stock of iron; the drop in the level of plasma iron and the percentage of saturation with it of the total iron-binding capacity of the plasma; decrease in the intake of iron in the bone marrow; a violation of the formation of hemoglobin and erythrocytes; reduction of hematocrit and hemoglobin concentration in blood and erythrocyte, microcytosis and hypochromia develop. The iron content in the blood serum of animals inevitably leads to depletion of red blood cells by hemoglobin and the appearance of various tissue changes, the formation of tissue iron-containing and iron-dependent enzymes is disrupted. In order to correct iron deficiency in calves and pigs, iron-containing preparations (imphoferon, imposal-200, myofer, armoredextran, ferrobal, ferrodextran, ferrodex, ferroglucin) are used. The administration of the preparations is two-fold with an interval of 7-10 days, which in most cases fully provides the animals with the necessary amount of iron.