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21 January 2021

A New Surgical Case: Partial Mechanical Ileus Due to Compression

A new surgical case: a Holstein calf approximately 75 days old has presented with intermittent colicky pain for several days, along with poor feed intake and reduced defecation...

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10 January 2021

What is dynamic milk production analysis and what is its purpose?

Dynamic analysis examines the trend of the farm's milk production over time (1, 2, 3 years), evaluating the average quantity produced by the herd. Processing this data is...

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27 December 2020

How can we evaluate productivity in dairy farms?

Sooner or later in the course of our work, we'll be asked: "Why are my cows producing so little milk?" When that happens, we need to be able...

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08 December 2020

Mechanical Ileus and Paralytic Ileus… Quite a Challenge!

Intestinal obstruction (ileus) refers to the complete or partial arrest of the progression of solids, liquids, or gases through the alimentary canal. It can affect both young and...

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24 November 2020

Cutaneous Papillomatosis

In Clinic/Images/Skin and Subcutis, some cases of cutaneous papillomatosis

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08 November 2020

Paradoxical Aciduria, a Very Common Metabolic Imbalance in Dairy Cows…

Paradoxical aciduria complicates many conditions that frequently affect dairy cows and present with symptoms of dehydration and hypovolemia, accompanied by metabolic alkalosis and hypokalemia: just think of all...

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24 October 2020

Surgical Correction of Intestinal Obstruction Due to Mechanical Ileus

An interesting new surgical case in Surgery/Gastrointestinal Tract. A 3-month-old Piedmontese calf has not eaten for about 3 days and has been unable to defecate for about 2...

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22 September 2020

A Training Day for Bovine Veterinarians…

The Veterinary Medical Associations of Reggio Emilia and Modena are organizing an on-farm training day on October 28. For those interested, here is the flyer and the form...

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20 September 2020

Heat stress associated with calving stress in a Holstein cow

A Holstein cow 2-3 days postpartum has not been eating or drinking for approximately 24 hours. The medical history reports a prolonged calving (Belgian Blue calf) and expulsion...

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06 September 2020

“The calf isn’t moving anymore!”

A new interesting case in Clinic/Metabolic Imbalances: a Piedmontese calf just a few days old presents in lateral recumbency and does not react to external stimuli. The absence...

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13 August 2020

Clostridial Enterotoxemia in Cattle

Sudden death cases in young or adult animals have always been observed in both dairy and beef cattle operations. Sometimes these are sporadic cases,...

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28 July 2020

Surgical treatment of exudative arthrosynovitis of the carpus in a Holstein heifer calf.

A new interesting surgical case. A two-month-old Holstein heifer calf has presented for approximately one week with marked swelling and semi-flexion of the left carpus, bearing weight on...

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