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Bovine rumen impaction caused by ingestion of Gonometa postica cocoons in eastern-central Namibia
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 90 | a1995 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v90i0.1995
| © 2019 Alaster Samkange, Magrecia Hausiku, Erick Kandiwa, Pricilla Mbiri, Erdwin N. Muradzikwa, Borden Mushonga
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 01 July 2019 | Published: 28 October 2019
Submitted: 01 July 2019 | Published: 28 October 2019
About the author(s)
Alaster Samkange, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, NamibiaMagrecia Hausiku, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
Erick Kandiwa, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
Pricilla Mbiri, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
Erdwin N. Muradzikwa, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
Borden Mushonga, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
Abstract
Cases of rumen impaction caused by ingestion of Gonometa postica cocoons occurred at a farm in eastern-central Namibia. Ten animals died on the farm over the previous 5 months. Rumenotomies were successfully performed on three affected animals. The authors were of the opinion that the affected animals ingested the cocoons around the time of weaning, which then resulted in tangled masses that gradually stretched and enlarged because of entrapment of ingesta, eventually causing impaction of the rumen in the young adult animals. These are the first reported cases of ruminal impaction attributable to G. postica cocoon ingestion in Namibia.
Keywords
Gonometa postica; Cocoons; Rumen Impaction; Bovine; Namibia
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