Treatment of congenital flexural tendon contracture by oxytetracycline administration in calves

CIHAN M., Atalan G., OZBA B., Ozaydin I.

INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, cilt.81, sa.3, ss.316-318, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 81 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.316-318
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Congenital contracted flexor tendon is commonly encountered in calves (Leipold et. al., 1993). Etiologic factors for. the disorder include inherited factors, in utero-malpositioning, large size of foetus, arthrogryposis syndrome, toxic food, mineral and vitamin deficiency during pregnancy (Leipold, loc. cit.; Ames, 1993; Johnson, 1993). Bandage application such as splint, polyviniyl clorit (PVC) and fibreglass materials and tenorraphy are commonly used for the treatment of this disorder (Fessler, 1984; Anderson and Jean, 1996; Samsar and Akin, 2002). Oxytetracycline (OTC),. an antibiotic, has been used in foals successfully for the treatment of flexoral tendon contraction (Madison et al., 1994).