Abstract

Fatty liver caused by partial obstruction of the reticulo-omasal orifice in colossal ingestion of Mangifera indica fruit on pregnant miniature cow – Case report

Highlights

  • The end of pregnancy and beginning of lactation marks the transitional period in cows

  • The interaction between, low feed selective ability and severe droughts caused by actual climate changes are reflected as an important factor to determine depraved appetite in ruminants [6,8,9]. Associations of these particularities reflected in the occurrence of a pregnant miniature cow that ingested an enormous amount of Mangifera indica fruit during severe drought in northeastern Brazil, causing seed accumulation in the forestomach, limiting nutrient absorption and triggering fatty liver development

  • Considering the clinical findings, the animal was in a late pregnancy stage, and with high energy demands, characterizing a negative energy balance status

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Summary

Case Report

Sophia Cavalcante Costa de Sousa, Bruna Higino de Souza Silva, Mateus Lima de Oliveira Barreiros, Edson Figueiredo Gaudêncio Barbosa and Saulo Gusmão da Silva de Tarso1*. Dry matter intake (DMI), Negative energy balance (NEB), Very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)

Introduction
Clinical history
Necropsy and histopathologic findings
Findings
Discussion and diagnoses

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