Hérnias em ruminantes, equídeos e suínos - ocorrências no Hospital Veterinário da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campus de Patos - PB.

Abstract

The objective was to conduct a survey of the series of hernias in ruminants, horses and pigs in the field of Large Animal Clinic at the Veterinary Hospital of Federal University of Campina, Campus Patos - PB, specifying the type of hernia, the species affected, race, sex and clinical resolution of each case in the period January 2000 to December 2010. During the study period 4600 animals were treated with 98 (2.13%) registered cases of hernia in the Large Animal Clinic with a higher incidence, 64 (65.30%) cases of umbilical hernia. Of the total cases were reported by 22 horses, 46 cattle, 14 sheep, 05 goats and 11 pigs. The resolution of 92 clinical cases was surgery, 05 underwent medical treatment and a case was submitted to the slaughter, at the option of the owner. It was observed that the hernias are diseases of great importance in our region, especially the umbilical hernias in young animals of the bovine, equine, and swine.