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ATAXIA AND URINARY INCONTINENCE IN CATTLE GRAZING SORGHUM
Author(s) -
McKenzie R. A.,
McMicking L. I.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1977.tb05476.x
Subject(s) - sorghum , ataxia , medicine , grazing , urinary system , spinal cord , wallerian degeneration , biology , zoology , agronomy , anatomy , psychiatry
SUMMARY After grazing forage sorghum and grain sorghum regrowth, 54 of 330 breeding cows became ataxic and developed urinary incontinence. Three cows became recumbent, 2 of which died and the third was killed and autopsied. Wallerian degeneration of the white matter of the spinal cord, cerebellar peduncles and cerebellum was seen histologically. Other affected animals began to recover on removal from the crop, complete clinical recovery taking from a few days to over a month. About 5% of affected cows developed purulent cystitis.