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Rumen impaction in cattle associated with ingestion of the pupal cocoons of Gonometa spp. in Botswana

Mortality in cattle associated with ingestion of cocoons (matlhoa in Setswana) of both Gonometa postica and Gonometa rufobrunnea is rare and has only previously been reported in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. A case history of gradual weight loss, bloat, dyschezia with dry faeces and laboured g...

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Autores principales: Babayani, Nlingisisi D., Nyange, John F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6852255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31714113
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v90i0.1989
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description Mortality in cattle associated with ingestion of cocoons (matlhoa in Setswana) of both Gonometa postica and Gonometa rufobrunnea is rare and has only previously been reported in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. A case history of gradual weight loss, bloat, dyschezia with dry faeces and laboured gait, resulting in sudden death after drinking water and associated with ingestion of pupal cocoons of Gonometa spp., was reported by keepers at Mmaditau crush in Botswana in 2013. The crush was a shared holding in a communal area with 15 registered animal keepers. The objective of this study was to profile the history, clinical signs, post-mortem findings, morbidity and mortality from the outbreak using the descriptive study method. Altogether, 81 cattle out of a total of 507 died of impaction from August to December 2013. On autopsy, a loosely connected mass of ingesta, intertwined in ropy silky strands, was observed. It was concluded that there is no readily accessible and available form of treatment at crush level, leaving only evasive husbandry practices as the feasible option. To aid evasive husbandry management practices, temporal and spatial monitoring of population dynamics of Gonometa spp. is recommended, particularly during a drought spell when animals are prone to develop pica, as the basis for an early warning system to farmers.
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spelling pubmed-68522552019-11-19 Rumen impaction in cattle associated with ingestion of the pupal cocoons of Gonometa spp. in Botswana Babayani, Nlingisisi D. Nyange, John F. J S Afr Vet Assoc Case Report Mortality in cattle associated with ingestion of cocoons (matlhoa in Setswana) of both Gonometa postica and Gonometa rufobrunnea is rare and has only previously been reported in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. A case history of gradual weight loss, bloat, dyschezia with dry faeces and laboured gait, resulting in sudden death after drinking water and associated with ingestion of pupal cocoons of Gonometa spp., was reported by keepers at Mmaditau crush in Botswana in 2013. The crush was a shared holding in a communal area with 15 registered animal keepers. The objective of this study was to profile the history, clinical signs, post-mortem findings, morbidity and mortality from the outbreak using the descriptive study method. Altogether, 81 cattle out of a total of 507 died of impaction from August to December 2013. On autopsy, a loosely connected mass of ingesta, intertwined in ropy silky strands, was observed. It was concluded that there is no readily accessible and available form of treatment at crush level, leaving only evasive husbandry practices as the feasible option. To aid evasive husbandry management practices, temporal and spatial monitoring of population dynamics of Gonometa spp. is recommended, particularly during a drought spell when animals are prone to develop pica, as the basis for an early warning system to farmers. AOSIS 2019-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6852255/ /pubmed/31714113 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v90i0.1989 Text en © 2019. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Rumen impaction in cattle associated with ingestion of the pupal cocoons of Gonometa spp. in Botswana
title Rumen impaction in cattle associated with ingestion of the pupal cocoons of Gonometa spp. in Botswana
title_full Rumen impaction in cattle associated with ingestion of the pupal cocoons of Gonometa spp. in Botswana
title_fullStr Rumen impaction in cattle associated with ingestion of the pupal cocoons of Gonometa spp. in Botswana
title_full_unstemmed Rumen impaction in cattle associated with ingestion of the pupal cocoons of Gonometa spp. in Botswana
title_short Rumen impaction in cattle associated with ingestion of the pupal cocoons of Gonometa spp. in Botswana
title_sort rumen impaction in cattle associated with ingestion of the pupal cocoons of gonometa spp. in botswana
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6852255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31714113
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v90i0.1989
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