Retrospective study of teat surgical affections in dairy farms of Armed Forces and their treatment

A survey study was done during the period between September 2010 and December 2012 on 2580 Friesian cows and heifers distributed in four armed forces farms.This work revealed that, teat wounds represent the higher acquired teat affections [28.16%] while teat papilloma represents the lowest affection [1.65%]. The supernumerary teat represents the higher congenital teat abnormalities [36.8%] while the lower was incompetent teat [1.5%].The present study revealed that the prevalence of acquired teat affections were in November, December, January, and February, whenever the weather is cold and rainy and stables are muddy and the accidental injuries during milking, feeding or even laying were predominant and predictable

Using of polypropylene mesh for hernioplasty in calves

In this study polypropylene mesh was used to facilitate reconstruction of large tissue defects by tension-free repair in 5 crossbred calves with hernial ring sizes ranging from 4-9 cm. The mesh was anchored subcutaneously to strong supportive musculature with interrupted pattern using No. 3 polypropylene sutures. The results revealed that polypropylene mesh proved alternative for hernial repair when fixed subcutaneous in large hernial ring in male and female calves without complications. Therefore, prosthetic mesh represents a safely procedure in large hernial ring to avoid over-stretching on the edges of the wound which hinders wound healing

Evaluation of pinhole castration technique compared with traditional method for castration in dogs

Castration is the most common routine surgical procedure in animals.The present investigation aimed to compare between two techniques of surgical castration [prescrotal and pinhole] in dogs. The study was performed on nine clinically healthy dogs weighing 20-30 kg and aged from 1-2 years, these animals were divided into three groups [prescrotal, bilateral pinhole and unilateral pinhole] and each group consists of three animals. Castration was done under the effect of xylazine -ketamine anaesthesia. Intra-operative and post-operative complications together with cortisol concentration and histopathological examination were reported. The result of this study revealed that no major intra and post-operative complications were observed in prescrotal technique. Healing score is better in prescrotal than pinhole technique while cortisol level was significantly higher in pinhole technique. It was concluded that prescrotal castration technique proved advantageous than pinhole one as it was less painful, simple and effective for male dog sterilization