1Ph. D. Scholar Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkteswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Tirupati-517502 (Andhra Pradesh)
2Assistant Professor Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkteswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Tirupati-517502 (Andhra Pradesh)
3Professor Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkteswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Tirupati-517502 (Andhra Pradesh)
4Post Graduate Scholar Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkteswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Tirupati-517502 (Andhra Pradesh)
5Professor and Head Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkteswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Tirupati-517502 (Andhra Pradesh)
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkteswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Tirupati-517502 (Andhra Pradesh)
*Corresponding author. E-mail: manjuvet328@gmail.com
Online published on 5 November, 2018.
Eight female and two male cattle were presented with history of bloat, ptyalism, respiratory distress and swelling near cranial oesophagus. Ultrasonographic examination revealed narrowing of esophagus lumen with accumulation of anechoic saliva in front of obstructed mass. Mouth gag was applied into oral cavity and obstructing bodies were retrieved from oral cavity. The recovered objects were mango, potato, trichobezoars two each and beet root, carrot, food stuff (hay), part of the coconut one each. All ten cattle with esophageal obstructions recovered without any complications.
Cattle, esophageal obstruction, non-invasive, retrieval
