Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation of Recumbent Cows with Musculoskeletal Disorders - A Study of 179 Downer Cows
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2020-05
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Recumbent cow syndrome or Downer cow refers to cows that become
recumbent and fail to rise. Five hundred and fifty six cows presented in
recumbency to veterinary hospital, Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu during
the period June 2015 to May 2019 were studied. The musculoskeletal
disorders was 32.19 per cent (n= 179).The various musculoskeletal
disorders contributing for recumbent cow in the presence study included
peroneal nerve paralysis (28.49 per cent), radial nerve paralysis (13.41 per
cent), stifle joint injury (21.79 per cent), tibial nerve paralysis (14.53 per
cent), sciatic nerve paresis (7.82 per cent), hip dislocation (6.70 per cent),
gastrocnemius muscle rupture (3.35 per cent) and others including
obturator nerve paresis, hip fracture, femur fracture and peroneus tersius
muscle rupture (7 per cent). The pathagnomonic clinical signs of recumbent
cows with musculoskeletal disorders were listed in detail.
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TNV_IJCMAS_2020_9(5)1058-1062