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Bovine rumen impaction caused by ingestion of Gonometa postica cocoons in eastern-central Namibia
- Source :
- Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, Vol 90, Iss 0, Pp e1-e4 (2019), Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, Volume: 90, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-4, Published: 2019
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- AOSIS, 2019.
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Abstract
- Cases of rumen impaction caused by ingestion of Gonometa postica cocoons occurred at a farm in eastern-central Namibia. Ten animals died on the farm over the previous 5 months. Rumenotomies were successfully performed on three affected animals. The authors were of the opinion that the affected animals ingested the cocoons around the time of weaning, which then resulted in tangled masses that gradually stretched and enlarged because of entrapment of ingesta, eventually causing impaction of the rumen in the young adult animals. These are the first reported cases of ruminal impaction attributable to G. postica cocoon ingestion in Namibia.
- Subjects :
- Male
Rumen
animal structures
Stomach Diseases
Cattle Diseases
Case Report
Gonometa postica
Moths
Eating
Animal science
gonometa postica
namibia
Ingestion
Weaning
Animals
Rumen Impaction
rumen impaction
cocoons
lcsh:Veterinary medicine
General Veterinary
biology
Impaction
bovine
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Rumen impaction
Bovine
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Namibia
Cocoons
lcsh:SF600-1100
Cattle
Female
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22249435 and 10199128
- Volume :
- 90
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ff20ba4ef1cae9b9bafe3a1fd5846fb6