Estudo clínico e etiológico da diarréia em potros

• Autor(a) principal: Olivo, Giovane [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/108569
• topic: Equino - Doenças; Diarreia em animais - Diagnóstico; Virulencia (Microbiologia); Bacterias patogenicas; Diarrhea in animals

Diarrhea is a serious problem in foals up to six months old, resulting in losses in equine business. The aims of this research were to perform the clinical study and the identification of main pathogens and virulence factors responsible for diarrhea in foals. A total of 56 foals with diarrhea (DG) and and 60 without diarrhea (CG) up to 90 days old were evaluated. Fecal samples of a (DG) and 60 without diarrhea (GC) up to 90 days old were evaluated. Hemogram and hemogasometry were performed in the animals of DG. Fecal samples of DG and GC were used to identify the enteropathogens. The main clinical findings in animals of GD were increased peristalsis and defecation frequency (100,%) and dehydration (67.8%). Hyperfibrinogenemia (26.8%), leukocytosis (12.5%), lymphocytosis (37.5%) and neutrophilia (17.8%), metabolic acidosis (16%) and decreased bicarbonate (16%) were the main hematologic findings. At least one of the enteropathogens studied was detected in DG (50/56) and in CG (48/60). In 32% (16/50) of positive samples was identified a single enteropathogen, while two or more enteropathogens were detected in 68% (34/50) of samples. E. coli showed the highest frequency in the isolations of foals with diarrhea (62.5%), followed by Salmonella spp. (25%); Strongyloides (25%); Strongyles (10.7%); C. perfringens (10.7%), Rhodococcus equi (7.1%); Cryptosporidium spp. (5.4%); C. difficile (1.8%), coronavirus (1.8), Giardia sp. (1.8%). In conclusion the identification of dehydrated animals and animals with severe electrolyte alterations as well as the need to detect the etiologic agents and their virulence factors are important to conduct the veterinarian to define control measures and appropriate therapy