INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 2

Surgical Management of Horn Cancer in a Bullock

  • Author:
  • S.S. Pawar1,, M.P. Roy2, M.V. Kamble3
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 257 to 258

1Livestock Development Officer, Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur

2Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur

3Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery and Radiology, Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur

Veterinary Dispensary Department of Animal Husbandry, Post: Jawalkewani Tal. Dindori Dist. Nashik-422209 (Maharashtra)

*Corresponding author. E-mail: sspawar339@rediffmail.com

Online published on 18 April, 2018.

Abstract

A bullock was presented with swelling at horn base, foul smelling discharge through wound since last fifteen days and completely bend horn. The animal showed symptoms of striking the head against hard objects and base of horn with hind limb, asymmetry of horn, slight slimy blood tinged discharge from affected side of nostril, base of horn revealed soft, hot and painful swelling. The case was diagnosed as horn cancer and surgical excision was undertaken under corneal nerve block without any further complications.

Keywords

Bullock, horn cancer, surgical management