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26 April 2019

A Clinical Case of Neonatal Diarrhea

Acute clinical case in a 4-day-old Montbéliard calf, with severe watery diarrhea, lateral recumbency, marked dehydration, and absent suckling reflex. Thanks to the clinical examination, a field diagnostic...

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07 April 2019

Surgical Treatment of Severe Omphaloarteritis and Urachal Infection

A crossbred calf approximately 10 days old presents with a severe umbilical infection. Deep palpation through the abdominal wall and ultrasound examination reveal involvement of the urachus and...

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23 March 2019

An interesting case of intestinal obstruction (ileus) in a young bull…

Piedmontese young bull approximately 6 months old, presenting with poor appetite, lack of rumination, and intermittent abdominal pain for 24 hours. The abdomen is distended, with mild ruminal...

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22 February 2019

Severe paresis of metabolic origin 70 days postpartum!

A new clinical case involving a Holstein cow 70 days postpartum, presenting with severe paresis associated with extreme prostration. In the preceding weeks, a similar case involving a...

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27 January 2019

Surgical Correction of Spastic Paresis in Calves…

Spastic paresis is a rare neuromuscular condition of probable hereditary origin, characterized by progressive and uncontrolled unilateral or bilateral hyperextension of the hock and stifle joints, caused by...

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11 January 2019

Bovine Paratuberculosis: Clinical Case

A new video describing a clinical case of Paratuberculosis in a Holstein cow a few weeks after calving... Enjoy the video!

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18 December 2018

Surgical correction of a persistent umbilical cord

A Piedmontese calf 24 hours after birth, with persistence of the umbilical cord: the breeder applied a ligature including the umbilical sheath and the arteries that broke outside...

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17 December 2018

Some less frequent umbilical pathologies…

In Clinic/Images/Umbilical Pathologies, you can find the following conditions: umbilical evisceration, persistent umbilical cord, and umbilical granuloma. The first two conditions can manifest in calves immediately after birth,...

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21 November 2018

The Death of a Calf with No Apparent Cause!

On a cow-calf operation, a Piedmontese calf approximately 3 months old is found dead in its pen without having shown any evident premonitory clinical signs. The necropsy performed...

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07 November 2018

Surgical Treatment of Omphalophlebitis with Intra-Abdominal Abscess

A Holstein calf approximately two weeks old presents with a severe umbilical infection. Deep palpation through the abdominal wall and ultrasound examination reveal a large intra-abdominal abscess that...

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23 October 2018

An Interesting Necropsy!

An interesting necropsy of a Piedmontese bull, approximately one year old, that died following a severe acute exacerbation of chronic pneumonia. Shortly before death, it presented with respiratory...

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18 October 2018

A left abomasal displacement complicated by an abomasal ulcer…

A Holstein cow approximately 4 weeks postpartum presents with a left abomasal displacement. A few days prior to surgery, she was treated with Vitamin K for a transient...

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