Efeito da clorexidina na cicatrização umbilical de avestruzes

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Valéria Maria Savoya da [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Garcia Neto, Manoel, Perri, S.h.v., Bechara, Gervasio Henrique
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.15361/2175-0106.2010v26n1p011-016; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/133066
• topic: Disinfection; Healing; Omphalitis; Struthio camelus; Cicatrização|Desinfecção; Onfalite; Struthio camelus

The contamination of the umbilical region of newly hatched ostriches is one of the major problems in the bird production. This work aimed to evaluate the umbilical healing of ostriches (Struthio camelus) through the use of chlorhexidine as antiseptic associated to the total or partial umbilical cord cut off. It was used 168 newly hatched ostriches of which the umbilical cords were either sectioned totally or 0.5 cm above their insertion. The umbilical region antisepsis consisted of topical administration of an aqueous or alcoholic solution of chlorhexidine, 0.5, 1.0 or 2.0% during three days. A group of non-treated animals was added also. The umbilical healing was evaluated in the ostriches at 14 and 28 days of age. Results showed that all the chlorhexidine solutions reduced the risk of omphalitis, being the alcoholic solution 2% the most efficient. Umbilical healing was faster in animals in which the umbilical cord was totally cut off. It can be concluded that the use of chlorhexidine as antiseptic for newly hatched ostriches is safe and favors the umbilical healing. Moreover, for a better effectiveness it is necessary to remove the umbilical cord in its insertion