Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Suresh Kumar Palsania, Rakesh Pooniya, Manu Prabh Sharma, Mohan Lal, Rohit Sharma and Anil Kumar

Abstract:
The present study was conducted on 33 clinical cases of congenital disorder of gastro-intestinal system in ruminant species. The prevalence of congenital disorder of gastro-intestinal system in ruminants was highest in sheep 6.25% (1/16), followed by cattle 1.95% (26/1332), buffalo 1.66% (3/180), and least in goats 0.38% (3/800). The sex wise occurrence of congenital surgical affections was recorded higher in male ruminants (22/33, 66.67%) than in female (11/33, 33.33%). Out of 33 congenital disorder of gastro-intestinal system, highest occurrence was recorded in cattle, (26/33, 78.79%), equal incidence in goats (3/33, 9.09%) and buffalo (3/33, 9.09%) and least in sheep (01/33, 3.03%). The age wise occurrence of congenital disorder of gastro-intestinal system were recorded highest (29/33, 87.88%) in ruminants of 0-1 months age group followed by (3/33, 9.09%) 1-3 months age group and least (1/33, 3.03%) was recorded in > 3 months age group. In the present study 6 different type of congenital surgical disorder of gastrointestinal tract were recorded in ruminants of which highest occurrence of atresia ani (24/33, 72.73%), that was followed by atresia ani with recto vaginal fistula (4/33, 12.12%), atresia coli (2/33, 6.06%) and equal incidence of some of the rare cases encountered were unusal growth at tongue (1/33, 3.03%), atresia vulvi and cleft palate. The surgico-therapeutic treatment of the all cases of gastrointestinal system were attempted and the outcome of the treatment was satisfactory except in one case of atresia vulvi.