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
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Summary: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 disease showed acute and subacute evolutions, with state of apathy, dehydration, tachycardia, anorexia, colic, rumen and intestine hypomotility, with the last one being fulfilled with liquid. The feces were rare, there was just mucus in some and phytobezoar palpation was possible in intestinal segments of some animals. Ruminal fluid characteristics were altered. The hematology revealed hyperfibrinogenemia and leukocytosis by neutrophilia.<br>Este trabalho teve por objetivo descrever os achados clínicos e laboratoriais da obstrução gastrointestinal por fitobezoários em bovinos. Analisaram-se 25 casos, observando-se que a maioria dos animais recebia dieta composta principalmente por palma forrageira (Opuntia sp), o fornecimento de volumoso era escasso e com baixa qualidade. A doença teve evolução aguda a subaguda, com os animais apresentando apatia, desidratação, taquicardia, anorexia, cólicas, hipomotilidade ruminal e de intestino, que se apresentava repleto de líquido. Na maioria dos animais as fezes eram escassas, em alguns deles havia apenas muco e foi possível a palpação dos fitobezoários em segmentos intestinais. Houve alteração das características do fluido ruminal. No hemograma constatou-se um quadro de leucocitose por neutrofilia e hiperfibrinogenia.
ISSN:1519-9940