1Dept. of Surgery and Radiology
Department of Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Orissa University of Agricultural and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003 (Orissa)
Online published on 24 January, 2012.
Bloat/Tympanitis (accumulation of gas in the rumen) is an emergency condition of ruminants. It is mostly seen in cattle and buffaloes but less in sheep and goat. It occurs due to carbohydrate engorgement/stale food/boiled rice with sugar, non-feed materials and so on. In the city/town areas people are leaving their animals on roads during day time as semi free range system. During roaming on the road the animals use to engulf many non feed materials like gunny bag, plastic rope, polythene, metallic foreign bodies etc. In the long run due to metabolic derangement the animals use to suffer from some of the emergency conditions like tympany/bloat. In 70% of this condition the problem can be ruled out by medicinal therapies like anti-bloat agents with supportive therapies. But in rest it requires emergency evacuation of ruminal gas and expulsion of ruminal contents by performing rumenotomy. But in this case due post-operative therapies along with care and management should be taken for faster recovery.
Bloat, emergency, goat, rumenotomy, tympany
