A novel surgical technique for prevention of self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes: tongue piercing
Abstract Background Self-sucking is an abnormal behavior lead to important economic losses for dairy farms. The objective of this study was to evaluate tongue piercing as a novel technique to prevent self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes. The study was carried out on 26 cows and 4 buffaloes suffered...
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| author | Yasser Salman Mohamed Semieka Mohamed Karmi Al-lethie A. Al-lethie |
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| description | Abstract Background Self-sucking is an abnormal behavior lead to important economic losses for dairy farms. The objective of this study was to evaluate tongue piercing as a novel technique to prevent self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes. The study was carried out on 26 cows and 4 buffaloes suffered from self-sucking. Tongue piercing was achieved by the application of an implant in the midline of the tongue and anterior to the frenulum linguae. With a follow up period of 6 months. Results This implant produced mechanical disruption of the affected animals ability to curl their tongues, in a U- shape manner, subsequently it was impossible for these animals to cup their tongues and suck its own teats. Slight swelling around the piercing site of the tongue was observed among all animals on the first 3 days after surgery. No other complications have been reported. Conclusion Tongue piercing is an effective, rapid, easy, minimally invasive technique to prevent self-sucking among cattle and buffaloes, moreover, the technique was more widely acceptable by the owners than other traditional and surgical methods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3dc81045e3924412ad47169b39ab63752022-12-22T00:30:54ZengBMCBMC Veterinary Research1746-61482022-05-011811710.1186/s12917-022-03283-8A novel surgical technique for prevention of self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes: tongue piercingYasser Salman0Mohamed Semieka1Mohamed Karmi2Al-lethie A. Al-lethie3Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan UniversityDepartment of Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut UniversityDepartment of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Aswan UniversityDepartment of Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan UniversityAbstract Background Self-sucking is an abnormal behavior lead to important economic losses for dairy farms. The objective of this study was to evaluate tongue piercing as a novel technique to prevent self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes. The study was carried out on 26 cows and 4 buffaloes suffered from self-sucking. Tongue piercing was achieved by the application of an implant in the midline of the tongue and anterior to the frenulum linguae. With a follow up period of 6 months. Results This implant produced mechanical disruption of the affected animals ability to curl their tongues, in a U- shape manner, subsequently it was impossible for these animals to cup their tongues and suck its own teats. Slight swelling around the piercing site of the tongue was observed among all animals on the first 3 days after surgery. No other complications have been reported. Conclusion Tongue piercing is an effective, rapid, easy, minimally invasive technique to prevent self-sucking among cattle and buffaloes, moreover, the technique was more widely acceptable by the owners than other traditional and surgical methods.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03283-8CattleBuffaloesSelf-suckingTongue piercing |
| spellingShingle | Yasser Salman Mohamed Semieka Mohamed Karmi Al-lethie A. Al-lethie A novel surgical technique for prevention of self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes: tongue piercing BMC Veterinary Research Cattle Buffaloes Self-sucking Tongue piercing |
| title | A novel surgical technique for prevention of self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes: tongue piercing |
| title_full | A novel surgical technique for prevention of self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes: tongue piercing |
| title_fullStr | A novel surgical technique for prevention of self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes: tongue piercing |
| title_full_unstemmed | A novel surgical technique for prevention of self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes: tongue piercing |
| title_short | A novel surgical technique for prevention of self-sucking in cattle and buffaloes: tongue piercing |
| title_sort | novel surgical technique for prevention of self sucking in cattle and buffaloes tongue piercing |
| topic | Cattle Buffaloes Self-sucking Tongue piercing |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03283-8 |
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