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INTAS POLIVET
Year : 2017, Volume : 18, Issue : 2
First page : ( 329) Last page : ( 330)
Print ISSN : 0972-1738. Online ISSN : 2249-8796.

Surgical Management of Ruminal Impaction in a Goat

Dharmaceelan S., Kumaresan A.*, Devi Kanjana

Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Namakkal-637002 (Tamil Nadu)

*Corresponding author. E-mail: kumaresandr@rediffmail.com

Online published on 18 April, 2018.

Abstract

A goat was presented with anorexia and not passing dung for past ten days. Clinical examination revealed hard mass palpated in ventral abdomen. Radiographic and ultrasonographic examination revealed non-metallic foreign body. It was decided to perform rumenotomy and foreign body was removed with proper post-operative care and management. Animal recovered uneventfully after ten days of surgery.

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Keywords

Foreign body, goat, non-metallic, rumenotomy.

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