{"title":"Novel Work on Collection of Tracheo-bronchial Aspirates in Pneumonic Cattle","authors":"Asmita Narang, Charanjit Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Dhiraj Kumar Gupta","doi":"10.18805/ijar.b-5142","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Routine diagnosis of pulmonary disorders in bovines by physical examination, hematology and radiography is not sufficient to establish confirmatory diagnosis. Tracheo-bronchial aspirates (TBA) can be used as a reliable sample for the diagnosis of lower respiratory tract affections in cattle. Percutaneous tracheo-bronchial aspirate sampling was performed in 173 standing conscious cattle using two types of catheters. Fifty four cows were sampled with Large Animal transtracheal wash Kit (MILA International, Inc. USA) and 119 with infant feeding tube. Cytologic analysis of TBA smears was performed to assess the diagnostic utility of samples. Diagnostic samples were obtained in 87.8 per cent cows (152/173). Sampling using commercial catheter and infant feeding tube retrieved diagnostic samples in 90.7 per cent and 86.6 per cent of cows, whereas repeated infusions were required in 61.2 per cent and 78.7 per cent of cases, respectively. None of the cows exhibited complications post sampling. Infant feeding tube (7 Fr) with 10 G steel introduction catheter was effectively used in the collection of TBA and was comparable with commercial catheter. Present communication reports first systematic study on collection of TBA by percutaneous method in adult pneumonic cattle.","PeriodicalId":13410,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Animal Research","volume":"6 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Indian Journal of Animal Research","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18805/ijar.b-5142","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Routine diagnosis of pulmonary disorders in bovines by physical examination, hematology and radiography is not sufficient to establish confirmatory diagnosis. Tracheo-bronchial aspirates (TBA) can be used as a reliable sample for the diagnosis of lower respiratory tract affections in cattle. Percutaneous tracheo-bronchial aspirate sampling was performed in 173 standing conscious cattle using two types of catheters. Fifty four cows were sampled with Large Animal transtracheal wash Kit (MILA International, Inc. USA) and 119 with infant feeding tube. Cytologic analysis of TBA smears was performed to assess the diagnostic utility of samples. Diagnostic samples were obtained in 87.8 per cent cows (152/173). Sampling using commercial catheter and infant feeding tube retrieved diagnostic samples in 90.7 per cent and 86.6 per cent of cows, whereas repeated infusions were required in 61.2 per cent and 78.7 per cent of cases, respectively. None of the cows exhibited complications post sampling. Infant feeding tube (7 Fr) with 10 G steel introduction catheter was effectively used in the collection of TBA and was comparable with commercial catheter. Present communication reports first systematic study on collection of TBA by percutaneous method in adult pneumonic cattle.
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The IJAR, the flagship print journal of ARCC, it is a monthly journal published without any break since 1966. The overall aim of the journal is to promote the professional development of its readers, researchers and scientists around the world. Indian Journal of Animal Research is peer-reviewed journal and has gained recognition for its high standard in the academic world. It anatomy, nutrition, production, management, veterinary, fisheries, zoology etc. The objective of the journal is to provide a forum to the scientific community to publish their research findings and also to open new vistas for further research. The journal is being covered under international indexing and abstracting services.