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Observations on ascites in nine cattle
Author(s) -
Milne M. H.,
Mellor D. J.,
Barrett D. C.,
Fitzpatrick J. L.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.148.11.341
Subject(s) - ascites , medicine , endocarditis , mesothelioma , thrombosis , pneumonia , cardiology , gastroenterology , pathology
Signs of ascites were observed in only nine of 1863 cattle examined over a period of five years. The ascites was most commonly associated with either primary or secondary cardiac disease; cattle with ascites have a poor prognosis because the condition is usually assocaited with terminal disease. Two animals had cor pulmonale with chronic pneumonia, three had cardiomyopathy, one had bacterial endocarditis, two had thrombosis of the caudal vena cava and one had diffuse abdominal epithelioid mesothelioma.