Treatment of irreparable full-thickness teat laceration in goats by connecting gland cisterns

摘要

Blood supply of the teat was studied in six udder samples by radiography (3 samples) and latex (3 samples). Results revealed that the caudal mammary branch of the mammary artery terminates as cranial and caudal papillary arteries to supply the teat. Accordingly, seven goats with irreparable teat laceration were treated by teat excision and anastomosis of its gland cistern to the sound-half gland cistern, through an area of 3x4 cm free from major blood supply, on the medial aspect of the sound gland.Following surgery, four goats underwent udder atrophy as a result of mastitis (2 cases) or dehiscence of wound and mastitis (2 cases) and the remaining three goats showed satisfactory milking. This is a simple technique for treatment of selected cases ofteat laceration in goats for preservation of milking during the season till weaning of kids and further studies are required to increase the success rate.