13 research outputs found
Flotation therapy for downer cows
Cattle that become recumbent (unable to get up) as the result of calving difficulty, low blood calcium, traumatic injuries, or other disorders are prone to develop subsequent pressure damage of muscles, nerves, and areas of skin. The resulting medical problems that are secondary to prolonged recumbency may be more life-threatening than the initial medical disorder that caused recumbency. Flotation therapy is an effective means of physical therapy for rehabilitation of downer cattle. A description of flotation therapy and data from the first year of use of the flotation tank at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Kansas State University, are presented.; Dairy Day, 1996, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1996
A new treatment for neonatal scours
Scours account for significant losses to the US swine industry every year. A common treatment for scours is the administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics, a practice with increasing unpopularity in the eyes of consumers. Currently, no treatment is available to reduce or eliminate the fluid losses associated with scours that is both inexpensive and easy to use. In the present study, a variety of prospective drugs were used to determine if a single compound might inhibit the effects of bacterial toxins in a laboratory setting. The results indicate that a new class of drugs, which we call DASUs, likely will prove useful for the treatment of watery diarrhea. Additional studies are underway to validate this conclusion.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 18, 199
Flotation therapy for downer cows
Cattle that become recumbent (unable to
get up) as the result of calving difficulty, low
blood calcium, traumatic injuries, or other
disorders are prone to develop subsequent
pressure damage of muscles, nerves, and areas
of skin. The resulting medical problems that
are secondary to prolonged recumbency may be
more life-threatening than the initial medical
disorder that caused recumbency. Flotation
therapy is an effective means of physical therapy
for rehabilitation of "downer" cattle. A
description of flotation therapy and data from
the first year of use of the flotation tank at the
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Kansas
State University, are presented
A new treatment for neonatal scours
Scours account for significant losses to the US swine industry every year. A common treatment for scours is the administration
of broad-spectrum antibiotics, a practice
with increasing unpopularity in the eyes of
consumers. Currently, no treatment is available to reduce or eliminate the fluid losses associated with scours that is both inexpensive and easy to use. In the present study, a variety of prospective drugs were used to determine if a single compound might inhibit the effects of bacterial toxins in a laboratory setting. The results indicate that a new class of drugs, which we call DASUs, likely will prove useful for the treatment of watery diarrhea. Additional studies are underway to validate this conclusion