ArticleActa veterinaria Scandinavica2021
Clinical, laboratory and ultrasonographic findings in 38 calves with type-4 abomasal ulcer.
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- Diagnostic utility of ultrasonography for thoracic and abdominal bacterial and parasitic diseases in ruminants: a comprehensive overview.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Review
- Risk factors, clinical indicators, and pathological findings of abomasal ulcers in tropical dairy buffaloes.Veterinary research communications · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Abdominal Ultrasonography for Differentiation of Gastrointestinal Diseases in Calves.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundType-4 abomasal ulcers (U4) are perforated ulcers causing diffuse peritonitis. This retrospective study describes the clinical, laboratory and ultrasonographic findings in 38 calves with U4. The medical records of 38 calves aged three days to 20 weeks with U4 were scrutinised.
resultsThe most common clinical findings were poor general health (95%), reduced skin elasticity (95%), rumen atony (91%), abdominal guarding (76%) and positive percussion auscultation and/or swinging auscultation on the right side of the abdomen (75%). The most frequent laboratory findings were increased numbers of segmented neutrophils (87%), eosinopenia (87%), acidosis (84%), azotaemia (79%) and hyponatraemia (79%). The most frequent abdominal ultrasonographic findings were intestinal atony (68%), fluid (67%) and fibrin deposits (58%) in the abdomen. Thirty-five calves were euthanased and three calves died spontaneously. All calves underwent pathological examination. Diffuse peritonitis caused by a transmural abomasal ulcer was the principal diagnosis in all calves.
conclusionsPerforated abomasal ulcers cause severe illness, and a thorough clinical examination combined with ultrasonographic abdominal examination should lead to a tentative diagnosis.
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