Lumbar epidural anesthesia is commonly utilized in veterinary medicine for diagnostic, obstetrical, and surgical intervention in the abdominal and perineal regions of large animals. The aim of this study was to directly compare the time to onset and duration of epidural anesthesia produced by...

This study was conducted to assess the effects of xylazine injection on dairy cow metabolism, alongside the changes in some blood metabolites and endocrine function. 24 clinically healthy multiparous (3.5±0.10) Holstein dairy cows, 28±0.3 weeks in milk, were used in the study. The animals received...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavioural, clinical and analgesic effects of epidural neostigmine in adult dairy cattle. Five healthy, adult Holstein-Friesian dairy cows received five different treatments in a cross-over design with one-week washout period as follows: 2% lidocaine alone ...

Attempts to increase production and improve farm environments have been made for several years. Rumen motility (RM) is one of the biological parameters that provides essential information of individuals in ruminants, and it is usually evaluated by auscultation. The study was aimed to examine RM...

Left displacement of the abomasum in dairy cows is a disease diagnosed all over the world. In Germany, a common method for its correction is laparoscopic abomasopexy (LA). The aim of the study was to assess cortisol and substance P concentrations, behavioral patterns, and feeding and rumination...

In the study, in standing cows that underwent abomasal displacement surgery, with the modified dorsolumbar epidural anesthesia, it was aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of both α2-agonists xylazine and dexmedetomidine. In the study two groups were created (n=12). The epidural anesthesia of ...

The objective of this in vitro study was to evaluate and compare the effects of xylazine on basal uterine contractility of bovine pregnant uterine strips and that of lidocaine on xylazine-sensitized bovine pregnant uterine strips, at different stages of pregnancy. Basal contractility was evaluated...

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of xylazine on the stress and pain response of lame cows undergoing claw treatment in lateral recumbency (LR). Twenty-four lame, German Holstein-Friesian cows were included in a prospective, blinded, placebo-controlled clinical case study. ...

Uterine torsion is one of the most common gestational disorders of bovine. A six-year-old Hariana cow in its fourth parity at a completed gestation was presented at the Veterinary Clinical Complex with a history of labour straining and abdominal discomfort for last 30 hrs without any progression of ...

A five year-old Holstein Friesian (HF) cow was presented to the dispensary of Hennagara, Anekal taluk with an anterior-laterally placed, deep cut in the tongue, inflicted by a sharp object. Clinical examination also showed blood-tinged saliva with severe pain and reduced feed intake. The wound was...