Indigestion for mango (Mangifera indica) in bovine - first report.
Rizzo H., Fernandes A. C. de C., Andrade R. L. F. S. de
Author Affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, CEP: 52171-900, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Ciência Veterinária nos Trópicos 18 : 39-42
Abstract : The objective of this study is to report a case of indigestion caused by the mango intake by a dairy cow in late gestation, created in the city of Itaporanga D'ajuda, state of Sergipe, Brazil. It was reported that the animal had recurring bloat, followed by bilateral nasal seromucous secretion. At the Large Animal Clinic on the Veterinary Hospital of the Faculty Pio Décimo, the animal was submitted to a cesarean section with calf birth at term, followed by rumenotomy, whereby were removed 174 mango pits. The rumen content was acidotic (pH 5.0). The systemic involvement was evident in hematological tests, presenting leukocytosis by neutrophilia with left desviation and change in values for liver and kidney function. After six hours of surgery the animal died. In the autopsy observed ruminal mucosa detachment, and the presence of another mango pit. Histologically, hepatic and kidney congestion. The rumen mucous layer presented also multifocal areas of perivascular neutrophilic inflammatory infiltrate layer.