Degenerative joint disease in cattle and buffaloes in the Amazon region: a retrospective study

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

José Diomedes Barbosa²  Danillo Henrique S. Lima²  Alessandra S. Belo-reis²  Cleyton P. Pinheiro²  Melina G.s. Sousa²  Jenevaldo B. Silva¹  Felipe M. Salvarani²  Carlos Magno C. Oliveira² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Pará Instituto de Medicina Veterinária Castanhal PA ,Brazil

关键词: Amazon region;    cattle;    buffaloes;    lameness;    joint diseases;    osteoarthritis;    Amazônia;    búfalos;    bovinos;    claudicação;    doença articular;    osteoartrite;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X2014000900007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A retrospective study of the epidemiological and clinic-pathological aspects of cattle and buffaloes with degenerative joint disease (DJD) was conducted in the state of Pará, Brazil. From 1999 to 2014, eleven cattle and 24 buffaloes were evaluated. All the treated animals with suspected DJD underwent a clinical examination of the musculoskeletal system. In seven cattle and eight buffaloes with clinical signs of the disease postmortem examination was performed. The common clinical signs observed in both species were chronic lameness, stiff gait, postural changes, audible crackles in the affected limb, prolonged recumbency, difficulty in getting up and progressive weight loss. The lesions observed at necropsy were: irregular articular surfaces, erosion of the articular cartilage and the underlying bone tissue, and proliferation of the periarticular bone tissue with formation of osteophytes. The most affected joints in cattle and buffaloes wereof the hind limb. In buffaloes, the main predisposing factor to the onset of DJD was phosphorus deficiency. In cattle, defects of the anatomical conformation of the hind limbs, chronic trauma due to the activities performed, such as semen collection, and advanced age possibly contributed to the emergence of the disease.

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