persistent patent urachus with other accompanying anomalies like urethral obstruction and uroperitoniumquickly deteriorates animal conditions which necessitate prompt surgical intervention and animal salvage. a10-day-old calf was referred to clinic with mildly distended abdomen, history of umbilical dribbling and nosigns of normal urination since birth. on clinical laboratory results and ancill...

95 calves aged from two days to six months received surgical treatment for umbilical disease during a period of five years. Umbilical hernias affect females more often than males and 15 of 22 calves with umbilical hernia were Holstein Friesian. The most frequently encountered disorder (28,4% of cases) is infection of the urachus. Urachitis occurred in calves less than six months of age and was ...

An 8-hour-old Andalusian colt was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Cordoba due to weakness, lateral recumbence, diarrhoea and absent sucking reflex. At admission the foal was obnubilated, with cold limbs, pale mucous membranes, tachycardia and diarrhoea. Laboratory results revealed increased hematocrit and total protein concentration, hyperfibrinogenemia, leukop...

Umbilical disorders, which frequently occur in calves, are among the major causes of economic losses herds. Antibiotic therapy alone is effective for some infectious cases, but surgical intervention often indicated. This review aims to provide an overview clinical and perspectives principal umbilical disorders calves. The umbilicus may be affected by or non-infectious conditions, including hern...

Persistent patent urachus with other accompanying anomalies like urethral obstruction and uroperitoniumquickly deteriorates animal conditions which necessitate prompt surgical intervention and animal salvage. A10-day-old calf was referred to clinic with mildly distended abdomen, history of umbilical dribbling and nosigns of normal urination since birth. On clinical laboratory results and ancill...