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This paper reports how a 4-year old Friesien-Sahiwal cross cow weighing 380 kg with horn gore injury on the left labia of the vulva was managed at the Large Animal Clinic, University Putra Malaysia. The lacerated wound measuring about 4-cm long was originated as a result of horn goring from another cow two weeks prior presentation of the cow to the clinic. Physical examination of the cow incidentally revealed urticaria on the left ventro-lateral aspect of the neck suspected to be sequel of hypersensitivity. The wound was treated by topical application of a mixture of Iodine, Benacillin LA, Biomectin 1% and Ilium Dermapred made into cream. While the uticaria was treated by intramuscular injection of Chlorpheniramine maleate at 0.5 mg/kg bwt. Animal management, housing design and presence of sharp horns are some of the factors that can lead to physical traumatic injuries in dairy cows.
Keywords
Cow, Gore injury, Horn, Urticaria
ARTICLE HISTORY
Received : 5 April 2015, Revised: 20 June 2015,
Accepted : 20 June 2015, Published online: 29 June 2015.
INTRODUCTION
Horns of cattle or buffaloes can cause injuries of various shapes, sizes and directions, and have been reported to be violent and goring in nature (Rau, 1982). The wounds may be caused from contusions, lacerations, penetration of body cavities, and rarely fractures (Senthilkumar et al., 2014). Subcutaneous tissues and muscles are commonly affected but visceral organ injuries are also frequent (Rani et al., 2010). Onoja et al. (2011) reported severe lacerations of the skin and muscles in bull and lamb due to horn gore injury. Ventral herniation may result from goring injury and is most common in the region of the flank where the muscle is thin (Al-Sobayil and Ahmed, 2007). In humans, bull gore injuries are among the commonest accidents in rural areas. The most common site of injury in bull gore cases in humans is the abdomen and perineal region (Senthilkumar et al., 2014). Several management factors such as animal husbandry, housing design, and characteristics of individual cows may lead to traumatic injuries in dairy cows (Busato et al., 2001).
Urticaria (also known as hives, heat bumps and angioedema) is poorly...