Aim:In this study, the results of clinical, ultrasonographic, and laparotomy examinations a five-year-old dairy cow with right abomasal displacement traumatic reticuloperitonitis are presented. Materials Methods: A Holstein who had recently given birth was brought to veterinary teaching hospital history depression, anorexia, constipation, arched backs, bloat. Based on clinical ultrasonographic ...

Silage accounts for 30 to 40% of the diet of dairy cattle in over 90% of the dairies in the Southeast. Corn silage is the main silage fed to dairy cattle in Florida and it plays a vital role in supplying digestible fiber and energy to dairy cows. The fiber supply from corn silage is also necessary for stimulating salivation and buffering microbial acid production in the rumen, thereby minimizin...

Adequate circulating Ca concentrations throughout the transition period are necessary for productive lactation, but large quantities of Ca are lost from maternal Ca pools into milk and colostrum. A rapid, large drop in maternal blood Ca causes 5-10% of cows to be afflicted with clinical hypocalcemia (CH) and an additional 50% to suffer from subclinical hypocalcemia (SCH). SCH and CH are signifi...

Abstract This study aimed to identify clinical and laboratory variables that could help predict the negative outcome in cattle affected by gastrointestinal emergencies. A retrospective cohort was carried out using multivariate logistic regression analysis based on data collected from records of hospitalized at Garanhuns Bovine Clinic, UFRPE campus. One hundred twenty-two met inclusion criteria ...