Trichloroacetic acid spray for the treatment of foot ulcers of foot and mouth disease in cattle

An attempt was made to evaluate the therapeutic effect of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) for ulcers of the hooves of 120 cattle affected with foot and mouth disease (FMD). Each hoof was cleaned and washed with water before using the TCA spray (2%) for one time only. Biopsies were taken from the soft tis...

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Published inPakistan veterinary journal Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 136 - 137
Main Authors Aldabagh, I.I. (University of Mosul, Mosul (Iraq). Dept. of Pathology and Poultry Diseases), Al-Obaddy, O.S. (University of Mosul, Mosul (Iraq). Dept. of Pathology and Poultry Diseases), Al-Sadi, H.I. (University of Mosul, Mosul (Iraq). Dept. of Pathology and Poultry Diseases)
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 01.01.2012
Subjects
CATTLE
DRUGS
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
HEALING
HOOVES
LESIONS
SPRAYING
Treatment
Trichloroacetic acid
Ulcers
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Summary:An attempt was made to evaluate the therapeutic effect of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) for ulcers of the hooves of 120 cattle affected with foot and mouth disease (FMD). Each hoof was cleaned and washed with water before using the TCA spray (2%) for one time only. Biopsies were taken from the soft tissue lesions before and 10 days after treatment. These tissue specimens were processed routinely for histopathological examination. A marked improvement was seen in the pain inflicted by palpation of the affected hoof. Microscopically, coagulative necrosis of the soft tissue of the hoof was seen. An advanced stage of healing of the hoof ulcers was observed at the 10th post-treatment day. It was concluded that 2% TCA was effective for the treatment of ulcers of the hooves of cattle affected with FMD.
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ISSN:0253-8318