Ruminite, abscessos hepáticos e enfermidades podais em bovinos: avaliação dos achados após o abate

• Autor(a) principal: Garcia Neto, Antônio Ferreira
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• dARK ID: ark:/38995/0013000005xz0
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/8853
• topic: Acidose ruminal; Abscesso; Bovinos; Casco; Fígado; Rúmen; Ruminal acidosis; Abscesses; Cattle; Hoof; Liver; Rumen; MEDICINA VETERINARIA::PATOLOGIA ANIMAL

Best zootechnical indexes are important in beef cattle breeding. It is allied to the satisfactory conditions of creation and sanity. If not observed, metabolic imbalances may occur. The post mortem relationship between ruminal disturbances, hepatic abscesses and foot diseases was evaluated in beef cattle finished in pasture in a southwestern state of Goias. Then, an evaluation of the financial losses was carried out due to ruminal condemnations of cattle slaughtered in southwestern state of Goias. About the relationship, 970 male bovines, Nelore, 25 to 36 months of age, were evaluated by ante-mortem and post-mortem examination of the hoof, liver and rumen. It was considered the presence or absence of diseases. Data analyzed by the chi-square test (p <0.05). In the financial study, we considered the findings of 1,275 male bovine animals, Nellore, 25 to 36 months of age, 597 confined and 678 to pasture. Data analyzed by descriptive statistics. 363 cattle with hoof diseases, hepatic abscesses or ruminal disorders. 52 with hoof diseases, nine with hepatic abscess and 302 with ruminal alterations. Of these, 27 with two associated diseases. None with three simultaneous lesions. Ruminal lesions were found in 47 confined animals and 29 to pasture. The mean rumen weight with lesion was 4.55 kg and the mean rumen weight healthy was 4.50. The total condemned weight was 345.50 kg, 213.50 of confined cattle and 132 of pasture. The loss was R $ 2,245.75 (US $ 688.88), if sold domestically, or R $ 3,154.41 (US $ 967.62), if exported. There was no postmortem relationship between ruminitis, hepatic abscess and hoof diseases in the evaluated animals. The financial impact of ruminal condemnations was significant.