Comparison between open and closed methods of herniorrhaphy in calves affected with umbilical hernia

Umbilical hernias in calves commonly present to veterinary clinics, which are normally secondary to failure of the normal closure of the umbilical ring, and which result in the protrusion of abdominal contents into the overlying subcutis. The aim of this study was to compare the suitability of commonly-used herniorrhaphies for the treatment of reducible umbilical hernia in calves. Thirty-four clinical cases presenting to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh from July 2004 to July 2007 were subjected to comprehensive study including history, classification of hernias, size of the hernial rings, presence of adhesion with the hernial sacs, postoperative care and follow-up. They were reducible, non-painful and had no evidence of infection present on palpation. The results revealed a gender influence, with the incidence of umbilical hernia being higher in female calves than in males. Out of the 34 clinical cases, 14 were treated by open method of herniorrhaphy and 20 were treated by closed method. Complications of hernia were higher (21%) in open method-treated cases than in closed method-treated cases (5%). Hernia recurred in three calves treated with open herniorrhaphy within 2 weeks of the procedure, with swelling in situ and muscular weakness at the site of operation. Shorter operation time and excellent healing rate (80%) were found in calves treated with closed herniorrhaphy. These findings suggest that the closed herniorrhaphy is better than the commonly-used open method for the correction of reducible umbilical hernia in calves.

Dermatite digital bovina: resposta terapêutica e custo dos protocolos adotados em duas propriedades rurais / Cattle digital dermatitis: response and economic analysis to therapeutic protocols adopted in two farms

Este trabalho avaliou a evolução e os custos do tratamento de lesões de dermatite digital, em bovinos da raça Girolando submetidos a diferentes protocolos terapêuticos, empregando 42 fêmeas portadoras da enfermidade, em duas propriedades rurais. Em cada propriedade, os animais foram distribuídos em três grupos (GI, GII, e GIII) de sete animais cada, sendo 21 oriundos da propriedade A e os demais da propriedade B. Os animais do GI receberam antibioticoterapia parenteral, as feridas cirúrgicas tratadas com medicamento local e, após sete dias, passagem em pedilúvio contendo solução de sulfato de cobre a 3 por cento, intercalando-se, semanalmente, com solução de hipoclorito de sódio a 1 por cento. Nos animais de GII as feridas cirúrgicas foram apenas protegidas com algodão ortopédico e ataduras de crepom. A partir do sétimo dia da intervenção cirúrgica, foram submetidos ao mesmo manejo do GI. Nos bovinos do grupo GIII (controle), sete dias após tratamento cirúrgico, procedeu-se à retirada da atadura e passagem em pedilúvio contendo apenas água. Os animais foram avaliados com 7, 15, 30, 45 e 60 dias do pós-operatório, utilizando escores clínicos de cicatrização como parâmetros da evolução clínica das feridas cirúrgicas. Estimou-se os custos dos procedimentos baseando-se no material de consumo e mão-de-obra, entre outros. Observou-se maior número de animais recuperados no GI, mas não houve diferença estatística (p>0,05) quando comparados aos animais do GII, sendo os protocolos terapêuticos I e II apresentando a mesma eficácia. Apenas o tratamento cirúrgico não foi suficiente para recuperar os animais do GIII. O custo estimado, em dólares, por animal foi de US$ 69,41 para o tratamento GI, US$ 54,02 para o GII e US$ 51,96 para o GIII.

The scope of this study was to evaluate the response of early phase digital dermatitis wounds to different therapeutic protocols, in Gir breed cattle in two distinct farms subjected to the same management, and also to estimate the costs of the treatments proposed. The study was conducted simultaneously during the period of april 2004 and april 2005, in 42 female cattle bearing wounds clinically characteristic of early phase digital dermatitis. The animals were allocated in three groups (GI, GII, GIII) of seven animals, where 21 were from farm A, and the remaining from farm B. Animals of group one (GI) received parenteral antibiotic therapy, and their surgical wounds were treated with a local treatment protocol, and when the bandage was removed, on the seventh day, they passed in a footbath with three-percent copper solution, weekly and intercalated to a one-percent sodium hypochlorite solution. Animals from group two (GII) did not receive local or parenteral antibiotic therapy, having their surgical wounds protected with orthopedic cotton and bandage right after curettage, then being subjected to the same management of GI. The animals of group three (GIII) constituted the control group, therefore receiving neither local nor parenteral antibiotic therapy, and after the seventh day, after removing the bandage, passed in a footbath water only...

Tratamento de luxaçäo de patela em bovinos pela desmotomia em estaçäo quadrupedal / Luxation of patella in cattle, and its treatment by desmotomy at the standing position

Foram operados 402 bovinos adultos de ambos os sexos e de diferentes raças, portadores de luxaçäo patelar uni ou bilateral. Empregou-se a técnica cirúrgica de desmotomia tíbio-patelar medial, com os animais em estaçäo, sob anestesia local. Os animais de temperamento rebelde foram previamente tranquilizados com clorpromazina, na dose de 0,4-0,6 mg/kg de peso corpóreo, por via I.M. Estudaram-se aspectos anatômicos e fisiopatológicos da claudicaçäo. Após a cirurgia, cada animal recuperou a locomoçäo normal. Concluiu-se que a técnica cirúrgica fechada exige prática para localizar os ligamentos tíbio-patelares intermédio e medial e é eficiente e segura

Therapeutic value of partial excision of lesions combined with administration of an autogenous vaccine during an episode of cutaneous papillomatosis in cattle of Uganda

The therapeutic value of partial excision of lesions combined with administration of an autogenous vaccine in calves during an episode of cutaneous papillomatosis was evaluated. Of 10 Holstein calves naturally infected with cutaneous papillomatosis; 5 were given 20 ml of autogenous vaccine in addition to undergoing partial excision of the lesions; the other 5 calves were not given vaccine. Results indicate that partial excision combined with administration of autogenous vaccine has some therapeutic value in calves with small pedunculated papillomas; but not in calves with large confluent lesions