Traumatic reticuloperitonitis is a serious problem in bovines affecting the reticular motility. Localized inflammation occurs at the site of injury to the reticular wall and its perforation leads to peritonitis (Dirksen, 1970). For definitive diagnosis of reticular diseases, invasive (radoisonde placed in the reticulum, laparoscopy, laparotomy, rumenotomy) or non-invasive aids (acoustic percussion and auscultation, pain response tests, ferroscopy, radiography) are required. Recently, diagnostic application of ultrasonography has been reported in traumatic peritonitis (Kurosawa et al., 1991 and Braun and Gotz, 1994). The present report describes ultrasonographic changes in traumatic reticuloperitonitis in dairy cattle.
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