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Reticuloruminal Disorders - Bovine Flashcards

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Possible causes of free gas bloat

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  • esophageal dysfunction

- ruminal motility dysfunction

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High risk forages for frothy bloat

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alfalfa
sweet clover
red clover
winter wheat

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Clinical signs associated with bloat

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  • asymmetric abdominal distension most pronounced in left paralumbar fossa
  • abdominal discomfort (kicking, biting at ab)
  • increased HR and RR
  • acute death in 30 min to 4 hrs
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Treatment for free gas bloat

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stomach tube

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Treatment for frothy bloat

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  • Polaxalene to combine bubbles
  • vegetable oil
  • dactyl sodium sulfosuccinate
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Types of rumen indigestion

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Primary
- acute onset, due to dietary change

Secondary

  • chronic
  • result of other disease
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Clinical signs of primary rumen indigestion

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  • acute anorexia
  • reduced to absent rumen motility
  • diarrhea within 24 hours
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Clinical signs of secondary rumen indigestion

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  • rumination absent
  • rumen underfilled
  • depressed fecal production
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Treatment of rumen indigestion

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  • mild cases self-correcting
  • rumen transfaunation
  • increase rumen fill
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Cause of rumen acidosis

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  • overproduction of lactic acid

- grain overload

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Clinical signs associated with rumen acidosis

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  • incoordination and ataxia
  • profound weakness and depression
  • anorexia (rumen stasis, pain, dehydration)
  • laminitis
  • sudden death syndrome
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What happens in sub-acute ruminal acidosis?

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pH drops every once in a while, then returns to normal

- never as low as acute form

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Treatment of rumen acidosis

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  • mild cases resolve on their own
  • empty rumen by oral la age or rumenotomy
  • oral administration of rumen buffers
  • fluids
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Clinical signs associated with rumenitis

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  • chronic laminitis

- decreased feed consumption/weight gain

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Diagnosis of ruminitis

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pH of rumen fluid

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Clinical signs associated with traumatic reticulopericarditis

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  • abduction of elbows
  • washing machine murmur
  • edema and jugular pulse
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Diagnosis of traumatic reticulopericarditis

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  • grunt test (pinch withers)
  • lift up on xyphoid
  • increased fibrinogen, increased globulin
  • increased WBCs on abdominocentesis
  • mild metabolic alkalosis
  • exploratory laparotomy best
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Vagus indigestion type 1

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  • uncomplicated TRP

- failure of eructation resulting in free gas bloat and ruminal distension

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Vagus indigestion type 2

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  • failure of omasal transport

- preventing aboral movement of ingesta from reticulum to abomasum

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Vagus indigestion type 3

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  • failure of transpyloric outflow
  • primary impaction due to dry feed with limited water
  • secondary impaction due to motility dysfunction of pyloric outflow failure
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Vagus indigestion type 4

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  • late gestation indigestion

- large uterus displaces abomasum

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Clinical signs associated with vagus indigestion

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  • chronic progressive weight loss

- abdominal distension

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Cause of omasal impaction

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  • feeding of rough fibrous feeds with limited water

- feeding of machine-made wheat

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Clinical signs associated with omasal impaction

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  • anorexia
  • dehydration
  • abdominal distension
  • ruminal hypomotility
  • empty rectum
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Diagnosis of omasal impaction
exploratory rumenotomy
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Who is most prone to abomasal ulcers?
- periparturient cows - dairy calves - pre-weaned beef calves
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Possible pathogens causing abomasal ulcers
- H. pylori | - C. perfringens type A
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What is a type 1 abomasal ulcer?
- non-perforating, non-bleeding | - associated with LDAs, coliform mastitis, metritis
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Clinical signs associated with type 1 abomasal ulcers
- reduced feed intake - reduced milk production - darkened, soft to fluid feces
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What is a type II abomasal ulcer?
non-perforating, major bleeding | - associated with lymphosarcoma
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Clinical signs associated with type II abomasal ulcers
- black, tarry feces - anemia - sharp decline in milk production - depression - reduced rumen motility
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Diagnosis of type II abomasal ulcer
- anemia with PCV < 15% | - Guaiac fecal occult blood test
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Treatment of type I and II abomasal ulcers
- correct concurrent disease - restore blood volume (IV fluid or whole blood) - ranitidine IV
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What is type III abomasal ulcer?
- perforating | - local peritonitis
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Clinical signs associated with type III abomasal ulcer
- moderate febrile - anorectic - acute decreased milk
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What is type IV abomasal ulcer?
- perforating - diffuse peritonitis - medical emergency
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Clinical signs associated with type IV abomasal ulcer
- tachycardia - complete ruminal stasis - severe dehydration - cold extremities
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Diagnosis of type III abomasal ulcers
- abdominocentesis - neutrophilic leukocytosis and hyperproteinemia - hyperfibrinogenemia and hyperglobulinemia
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Diagnosis of type IV abomasal ulcers
abdominocentesis - severe neutropenia - severe hemoconcentration - hypoproteinemia
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Treatment of perforating abomasal ulcers
- broad spectrum antibiotics | - restricted exercise
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Describe a left displaced abomasum
- 180 degree torsion without volvulus - rotation along its long axis, ventral and left of the rumen - little/no outflow obstruction
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Describe a right displaced abomasum
- 180 degree torsion +/- volvulus - rotation about the mesenteric axis - outflow obstruction and ischemia - medical emergency
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Displaced abomasum diagnosis
- left "ping" = rumen gas - right "ping" = gas in spiral colon or cecum - Liptack test: pH of fluid below "ping" - abdominal exploratory
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Treatment of displaced abomasum
- roll and toggle - right flank omentoplexy - left flank abomasopexy

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