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Comparative study between efficacy of dexamethasone-prostaglandin-receptal combination and mechanical correction in uterine torsion cases in Egyptian buffalocows (Bubalus bubalis)

Research Authors
Arafat Khalphallah, Enas Elmeligy, Taher Al-Daek, Hassan A. Hussein, Ragab H. Mohamed, Mahmoud S. Sabra, Asem Mohammed Zakaria, Marwa I. Khalifa, Haitham H. Mohammed, Khaled. A. Khesruf and Rezk Said Ghalla
Research Abstract

Background According to reports, the majority of domesticated species exhibited uterine torsion. It was occasionally
noted as a cause of dystocia in buffaloes. The uterus might twist more frequently late in pregnancy because of certainanimal traits. The current research monitored the clinical findings and laboratory assays associated with uterine torsion cases in pregnant buffalo-cows through comparing between normal labored buffalo-cows (Norm-Labgr; n = 20), mechanically corrected uterine torsed animals without medicament interference (UtrTorsgr; n = 160), and mechanically corrected uterine torsed animals with medicament interference (UtrTors-Medgr; n = 40) through focusing on placental characterization, calves body weight, milk constituents and milk somatic cell count (SCC) in normal labored buffaloes and uterine torsed ones. Through clinical and laboratory investigations of these buffaloes (N = 220) had been conducted 3 times; 7 h pre-calving and post calving (Post uterine correction) i.e. 48 and 96 h. Uterine torsion prevalence parameters, placental characterization, calves body weight, milk constituents and milk somatic cell counts were evaluated in normal labored buffaloes and uterine torsed ones.
Results and Conclusions The study concluded pre-calving remarkable variations in clinical findings, leukogram
picture, calf birth weight and some placental characterization parameters between Norm-Labgr and each of UtrTorsion and UtrTors-Medgr whereas these variations disappeared post-partum as a result to either only mechanical correction or mechanical correction plus medicaments interference. No pre-or post-calving significant changes between UtrTorsgr and UtrTors-Medgr except for the abnormal clinical findings were more representative in UtrTors-Medgr than those in UtrTorsgr particularly pre-calving. The applied pre-calving therapeutic regimen including dexamethasoneprostaglandin-receptal combination had a powerful potential efficacy that induced vaginal delivery of calves in UtrTors-Medgr as well as prepartum mechanical correction of torsed uterus approved higher efficacy in UtrTorsgr. The applied prepartum mechanical correction of torsed uterus and/or pre-calving therapeutic regimen as well

Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
BMC Veterinary Research
Research Publisher
Springer Nature
Research Rank
Q1, Impact Factor 2.62
Research Vol
19
Research Website
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-023-03651-y
Research Year
2023
Research Pages
14