Clinical and laboratorial alterations of gastrointestinal obstruction by phytobezoar in cattle Alterações clínicas e laboratoriais na obstrução gastrintestinal por fitobezoários em bovinos

This study was conducted in order to describe the clinical and laboratorial findings of gastrointestinal obstruction by phytobezoar in cattle. Twenty-five cases were analyzed which the animals received diets composed mainly by cactus forage (Opuntia sp), and scarce and low quality roughage. The dise...

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Main Authors: Nivaldo Azevedo Costa, Carla Lopes Mendonça, Aerlem Cynara Vieira, Afonso José Augusto, André Lopes Pereira, Maria Isabel Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia 2008-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
Online Access:http://revistas.ufba.br/index.php/rbspa/article/view/784