Studies on foreign body syndrome in bovines of Anand district of Gujarat

Abstract

Twenty female animals selected for study from which 60% buffaloes and 40% cattle with a mean age of 6.32 ± 0.66 years. The mean duration of illness was 20.7 ± 2.13 days and majority recently calved (45%). Mean rectal temperature, respiratory and heart rates elevated and rumen motility decreased. Ferroscopy was positive in fifteen animals. Haematological and Biochemical parameters revealed leucocytosis, neutrophilia and lymphocytopenia, decreased albumin and increased total plasma proteins, globulin, AST, ALT, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen and plasma fibrinogen level. Laparorumenotomy revealed adhesion of reticulum and left abdominal wall in seven, reticulum and right abdominal wall in three, reticulum and ventral abdominal wall in one and reticulum with diaphragm in four cases with non-metallic foreign bodies and frothy rumen content in five animals. Ruminitis, sloughing and haemorrhages of ruminal papillae in two cases. Complications like recurrent tympany, subcutaneous emphysema, swelling and discharge at surgical site were managed appropriately and all animals recovered. In-vitro ultrasonographic examination of diaphragm revealed that the right lower half musculo-tendinous junction of diaphragm was thinner than the left lower half musculo-tendinous junction of diaphragm.

Foreign Body Syndrome in Cattle: An Incidence and Clinico-Haemato-Biochemical Changes

“…Rajput et al (2018) found 45% recently calved and 30 % pregnant animals were affected by foreign body syndrome which is in accordance with the present study. FBS is mostly seen in the periparturient period as there is an increase in the intraabdominal pressure due to pregnancy and parturition (Rajput et al,2018). This attribute to penetration of the foreign body and the exhibition of the clinical signs.…”

“…Such type of change in the posture and gait of FBS affected animals may be due to the presence of pain due to irritation of foreign body in the reticulum. The changes recorded in posture and gait in the present study are in accordance with the observations of Rajput et al (2018).…”

“…The impaction observed in the FBS positive cases might be due to the reduced ruminal motility which is a result of adhesions of the reticulum, disturbances in the contractions which in turn causes decrease in the outflow and increase in the content of rumen and reticulum even in the conditions of low feed intake. In a study by Rajput et al (2018) reported tympany in 90% cases of TRP while El esawy et al (2015) found 18.9% cases of tympany due to traumatic reticuloperitonitis. The reason for tympany could be due to the consumption of large amount of indigestible material and alteration in the rumen-reticular motility leading to difficulty in the eructation.…”

“…The reason for tympany could be due to the consumption of large amount of indigestible material and alteration in the rumen-reticular motility leading to difficulty in the eructation. The tympany seen in the cases of diaphragmatic hernia because of foreign body is due to the adhesions of the reticulum which interferes with the ruminal peristalsis (Rajput et al, 2018;El esawy et al, 2015).…”

“…Definitive diagnosis is a necessary prerequisite to decide on the surgical intervention to be employed. It is a clinical demand to evolve strategies to diagnose and manage traumatic reticuloperitonitis at an early stage (Rajput et al, 2018). Haematobiology and biochemistry plays an important role in the diagnosis and to know the extent of damage due to foreign body syndrome.…”