COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF END AND LOOP COLOSTOMY IN EXPERIMENTAL CALVES

Rectal tear in bovines is relatively common accident, iatrogenic in as sociation with rectal examination and may result due to tenesmus durin g parturition or due to obstetrical procedure in protracted cases of d ystokia (Johnson, 1943), The tear may lead to rectal fistula, recto-va ginal fistula or recto-vesicular fistula and may prove fatal due to sh ock and acute peritoritis. Temporary diverting colostomy has been advo cated in equines (Spiers et al., 1980; Mcllwraith and Turner, 1987). B ut application of this technique in bovines is not documented. The pre sent study was taken up in bovines to compare the techniques of end an d loop colostomy in experimental calves rind its subsequent applicatio n in clinical cases.