Balanoposthitis is a chronic inflammatory process, in which the preputial mucosa prolapses due to trauma and, consequently, the narrowing of the canal and the non-externalization of the penis (phimosis), which is of main importance in the tropics where extensive cattle ranching becomes frequent....

Objective: to analyze the cost-benefit relationship of post-postplasty in bulls for their re-entry into reproductive programs in bovine production companies. Design/Methodology/Approach: a descriptive, non-probabilistic study was carried out. The patients were 10 zebu bulls with chronic ulcerative...

Bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1) is responsible for different clinical findings in cattle including tracheitis, conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis, vulvovaginitis, balanoposthitis, abortion, infertility, encephalitis and fatal disease in newly born calves, and causes high economic losses. The...

As the causative agent of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) and Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginitis/Balanoposthitis (IPV/IPB), Bovine alphaherpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) is responsible for high economic losses in the cattle industry worldwide. This study aimed to establish a fast, colorimetric...

Introduction: Slaughtering of pregnant animals resulting in foetal wastages abound in many countries of the world. The practice of slaughtering of gravid animals in Nigeria is largely due to lower economic standards of the citizens. This study was to establish the nature and incidence of...

In recent years, sheep farms in the Leningrad region began to increase import from abroad of sheep breed "Dorper" This breed were bred in the 1930s in the deserts of South Africa. Later this breed began to be exported to Australia, the UK and in small quantities to Russia. Breed "Dorper" very...

To present the results of bulls with postitis who underwent the Arieta-Román PostioplastyTechnique as surgical management of this pathology. Materials and methods. The patients were 25 Bos Indicusbulls, in good body condition and with chronic ulcerative postitis. 2% xylazine was applied at he dose...

In this article, the author updates us on the latest data on prevalence and distribution, research on symptoms, diagnosis and effects, and pilot programme (being conducted by the Animal Health Ireland's IBR Technical Working Group (TWG)) relating to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis in Ireland.

The objective of the present work is to show the results of bulls with postitis that were Modified Postioplasty Technique as surgical management of this pathology. A non-probabilistic descriptive study was conducted in reproductively active bulls that presented chronic ulcerative postitis....