New aspects on etiopathogenesis and treatment of cecal dilatation/-dislocation in cows - A review

Authors
Steiner, A Meylan, M Eicher, R
Citation
A. Steiner et al., New aspects on etiopathogenesis and treatment of cecal dilatation/-dislocation in cows - A review, SCHW A TIER, 141(9), 1999, pp. 419-422
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
SCHWEIZER ARCHIV FUR TIERHEILKUNDE
ISSN journal
00367281 → ACNP
Volume
141
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
419 - 422
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-7281(199909)141:9<419:NAOEAT>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
This paper describes the latest results of search;in the areas of etiopatho genesis and treatment of cecal dilatation/-dislocation (CDD) in cows. Simil ar etiopathogenic mechanisms of CDD and displacement of the abomasum, as ha s been hypothesized in the literature, were not, confirmed. Spontaneous CDD is most likely the consequence of a dysfunction of the spiral colon. Betha nechol is an appropriate motility-modulating drug for medical and postsurgi cal treatment of spontaneous CDD.