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Abstract This study was carried out 111 two farms 111 Ismailia governorate. A total number of 221 buffalo calves; 65 from the first farm classified as control, acute bronchitis and chronic bronchitis; and 156 from the second farm classified as control, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis and pneumonic cases. Calves were of both sex aged between one to 90 days. The clinical respiratory score (CRS) was recorded for each individual animal. Animal having six or more of CRS were considered sick. Arterial blood samples were collected for measurement of blood gas analysis. Also venous blood samples were collected from diseased animals for measurement of serum lactate, proteinogram, protein electrophoresis and serum electrolytes. The study revealed that newborn buffalo calves suffered from bronchitis and pneumonia showed signs of polypnia, mucopurulent nasal and occular discharge, coughing, rattling sound, crackles and wheezes. The study revealed also that newborn calves showed a significant hypoxemia, hyperlactatemia, hyponatremia and hyperkalemia. Buffalo calves, respiratory diseases, bronchitis, pneumonia, respiratory score, blood gases, lactate, proteinogram, protein electrophoresis and electrolytes. , |