E. G. Miranda Neto

Efeitos da suplementação com fósforo em caprinos no semiárido do nordeste brasileiro

To evaluate the effect of phosphorus supplementation for goats grazing for the semiarid region, one group of 16 recently weaned Moxoto goats was supplemented with a mineral supplement containing Na, Cl, Zn, Cu, Se, Co, and P during 240 days. Another similar group was supplemented with a similar mineral supplement without P. The mean daily consumption of supplement by animal was of 7.09±2.77g and 7.67±3.14g for the groups with and without P, respectively. The mean weight gain of the P supplemented group (45.20±5.56g) was significantly higher (P<0.05) than the non-supplemented group (40.03±2.80g). The average total P in soil was 30.8mg/kg and in the pasture 0.13% in dry matter. These results demonstrate the occurrence of P deficiency in some areas of the Brazilian semiarid region.

Dermatite piogranulomatosa ulcerativa em bovino por Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

em bovino. Abscessos e multiplas lesoes cutâneas nodulares, variando de 8x10 para 20x25cm de diâmetro, firmes, sensiveis ao toque e sem mobilidade, algumas com superficie ulcerada, circundada por halo avermelhado e drenando secrecao piossanguinolenta, e outras com superficies alopecicas, foram identificados na regiao toracica lateral do animal. Exames histopatologicos e o isolamento do agente de fragmentos obtidos apos remocao cirurgica das lesoes confirmaram tratar-se da forma cutânea da infeccao pelo

Morte súbita causada por ruptura de aneurisma em aorta em ruminantes

ABSTRACT From a total of 2,088 necropsied ruminants in the Laboratory of Animal Pathology of Federal University of Campina Grande during the period from January 2003 to December 2015, 803 (38.45%) were cattle, 651 (31.18%) sheep, and 634 (30.37%) goats. Of these, two goats (0.31%), one sheep (0.15%) and one bovine (0.12%) were diagnosed with rupture of aorta due to the presence of aneurysms, corresponding to 0.19% of causes of death in ruminants. Case 1 occurred in a goat that had good body condition and was found dead by the owner, case 2 occurred in a goat that had clinical presumptive diagnosis of caseous lymphadenitis, case 3 occurred in a sheep who was found dead by the owner, and case 4 occurred in a cow with a history of recurrent bloating. In all cases, death occurred rapidly by hypovolemic shock. The macroscopic findings at necropsy were hemothorax or hemoperitoneum and the rupture in the aorta artery. In goats, abscesses were viewed microscopically and they were associated with the presence of bacteria, suggesting for

Clinical mastitis in goat due to Arcanobacterium pyogenes.

This paper reports the occurrence of goat mastitis due to Arcanobacterium pyogenes in Paraiba State - Brazil. The diagnosis was confirmed by clinical symptoms and microbiological culture. Amastectomywasperformedasclinical treatment.