Comparison of Clinical Courses and Laboratory Findings between Good and Poor Prognostic Cows with the Displaced Abomasum

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  • 第四胃変位における回復牛と予後不良牛の臨床経過ならびに臨床検査所見の比較
  • 第4胃変位における回復牛と予後不良牛の臨床経過ならびに臨床検査所見の比較
  • ダイ4イ ヘンイ ニ オケル カイフク ウシ ト ヨゴ フリョウ ウシ ノ リ

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Forty seven Holstein-Friesian cows were referred to the Azabu University Veterinary Hospital as serious cases with the displaced abomasum. The cows were given a laparotomy and right omentopexy after the correction of the electrolyte imbalance by fluid transfusion. Of the 40 cows without torsion, 29 recovered after surgery and 11 died or were slaughtered because of poor prognosis. The changes in clinical courses, laboratory findings and pathological findings of necropsied cases were compared between the cases with good and poor prognosis. Results obtained were as follows: On the admission day, the clinical signs in the cows of poor prognosis were more serious than those of good prognosis. The cows of poor prognosis showed lower values of serum albumin, A/G, and potassium and higher values of blood urea nitrogen, total bilirubin, and inorganic phosphorus than those of good prognosis. The day after surgery, the cows of poor prognosis showed lower values of the blood lymphocyte count, serum albumin, A/G, and total cholesterol and higher values of the neutrophil count, blood urea nitrogen, and ALP than those of good prognosis. The pathological findings included, peritonitis, omasitis, pleuropneumonia and fatty liver. These results indicated that sev eral laboratory findings on the admission day and the day after surgery can serve as an indicator of prognosis.

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