Trichobezoar in a Sheep
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2013-10
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Indian Vet. J.
Abstract
Trichobezoars are the commonly seen bezoar in animals. Bezoar was the term used for the stone- like concretions that were found in the stomach. Bezoars can be classied into four types: phytobezoar (vegetable); trichobezoar (hair); lactobezoar (milk/curd) and miscellaneous (fungus, sand, paper, etc) (Williams et al., 1986). Trichobezoars are more often found in the gastro-intestinal tract and are formed by a concretion of swallowed material that is indigestible usually of plant or animal origin.