Major diseases affecting cattle post surgical castration
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Castration, Cattle, Post-operative complications, Surgical MethodsAbstract
The castration of beef cattle is a routine method, carcasses from intact animals are more acceptable in market than carcasses from castrated animals. The objective of this research is to evaluate the main problems that assault the cattle in post-operative period of castration, mainly appearance of granulomata, abscess, funiculitis, myiasis, hemorrhage, death and problems with the cicatrize using two different surgical methods including the two laterals incisions and the ablation of scrotum’s apex. The study was performed in two different properties in municipal district of Uberlândia – MG, total of 229 animals, being 81 from Pontal farm, crossbreed, 12 to 15 age and average weight of 245 kg and 148 cattle from Cruzeiro do Sul farm, crossbreed, 20 to 24 age and with 350,25 average weight. The observation of these problems and the clinical evaluated of the cicatrization was done in the seventh and twenty eighth days post-castration. In conclusion, the mains problems observed post surgical castration are myiase, abscess, granulomata and hemorrhage.
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Copyright (c) 2011 Thalita Rocha Brito, Mariela Silva Moura, João Paulo Rodrigues Bueno, Francisco Sales de Resende Carvalho, Carlos Roberto Silva
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