Background: Intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) and hindfoot four-point nerve block anaesthesia (NBA) are recommended for local anaesthesia (LA) in the distal limb of dairy cows. Two studies were conducted to compare the efficacy, time until onset and stress responses to IVRA and NBA in dairy ...

The aim of the present study was to determine whether the addition of dexamethasone or epinephrine to lidocaine altered the characteristics of anesthesia and cardiorespiratory variables following caudal epidural application in cows. Twenty adult dairy cows were randomly assigned to receive one of...

Objective: To describe a method for permanent transposition of the common carotid artery (CCA) in standing cattle. Study design Experimental study. Animals: Eight healthy, adult, lactating Holstein-Friesian cows. Methods: Cows were restrained with the head and neck extended by using halters, head...

A Holstein cow was presented for a severe laceration of the upper lip, which occurred 3 days earlier. The wound was contaminated and medical treatment was given for 3 days before surgical repair. Surgical intervention was necessary for the well-being of this animal because of the risk of injury to...

The aimof this study is to compare hair diameter values between SLICK and WT Puerto Rican Holstein cows. Following aseptic procedures, a skin biopsy was performed on the cranial to the right shoulder from 15 SLICK and 19 WT Puerto Rican Holstein cows injected with a local anesthesia. All cows were...

Cesarean section is one of the oldest surgical procedure performed on cows for delivery of the fetus at parturition. Depending upon the health status of dam and fetus cesarean section has been classified as emergency, non emphysematous and emphysematous procedure. The common maternal indications...

Two HF cross bred cows, aged 4 and 6 years were presented with the history of anorexia, fever, recurrent tympany, abdominal distension and passing scanty black coloured faeces from last 10 days. Both the animals had calved normally about 2 months ago and there was marked decrease in milk production ...

Necrotic hoof lesions are an increasingly common finding amongst chronically lame cows in UK dairy herds. Some vets have reported these lesions as the most common indication for claw amputation, replacing historic causes such as deep digital sepsis. More recently, some hoof trimmers and cattle...

Rumenocentesis is commonly used to collect rumen fluid to screen for acidosis. This study was designed to investigate whether rumenocentesis induced pain and stress and, if so, whether local anaesthesia could limit this. Twenty-four dairy cows were assigned to one of three treatments: (1)...

Due to the need for veterinary intervention when surgery is required to correct a case of left displaced abomasum (LDA) in cattle, less expensive alternative procedures have been developed. The toggle-pin suture (TPS) procedure offers a lot of benefits, as it is a minimally invasive procedure with...