Clinical analysis of animals with right displacement of the abomasum subjected or not to abomasotomy
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In cases of right displaced abomasum (RDA), there is an interruption in the digestive flow, with a consequent increase in the abomasal content and intense liquid compression, a condition that requires reversal through an abomasotomy. However, few studies have related the performance of this procedure with the clinical outcome of the animals. Therefore, the aim was to compare the clinical findings of RDA animals, attended at the Garanhuns Cattle Clinic-UFRPE, undergoing surgical correction, with (G2, n=46) or without (G1, n=34) an abomasotomy. Among the clinical findings, heart rate values, both before and after the surgical procedure, were higher in animals undergoing abomasotomy, when compared to G1. Furthermore, anorexia and hyperlactatemia were also more present in G2 animals. The survival rate of the animals was 67.39% (31/46) for G2 and 61.76% (21/34) for G1, with no relation observed (p=0.602) between the performance of the abomasotomy and the clinical outcome. In view of the above, it is possible to confirm the clinical and laboratory compromise in animals with RDA and that, despite the more significant anorexia, tachycardia, and hyperlactatemia in G2 animals, abomasotomy was shown to be effective for the treatment of these cases.
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