Lopes Monike Alves, Papa Frederico Ozanam
Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
Anim Reprod. 2023 Sep 18;20(3):e20230047. doi: 10.1590/1984-3143-AR2023-0047. eCollection 2023.
Acrobustitis is the inflammation of the distal prepuce, which can lead to a narrowing of the preputial ostium due to stenosis or growth of fibrous tissue after an inflammatory reaction. This condition usually occurs in cattle with long prepuce, such as Zebu or Zebu's crossbreeds, leading the animal to Impotentia Coeundi, this condition is characterized by the bull's disability to copulate, that leads to lower herd fertility and consequent financial losses. Normally, corrective surgeries are performed on-farm and the animal is placed in a lateral recumbency. However, in some situations the animal is restrained with ropes and remains on the grass, dirt or even on uneven floors, which can cause neuropathies, bloat or hypoxia. Due to a series of complications that can occur in the postoperative period of surgery in the lateral recumbency, this article aims to describe the surgical technique for correcting acrobustitis with the animal in a standing position. Ten corrective surgeries for acrobustitis were performed in adult bulls between 4 and 8 years of age and predominantly of zebu or crossbreeds, with a total recovery of the animals for full reproductive activity.
包皮炎是阴茎头远端的炎症，炎症反应后由于狭窄或纤维组织增生可导致包皮口狭窄。这种情况通常发生在包皮较长的牛身上，如瘤牛或瘤牛杂交种，导致动物交配无能，其特征是公牛无法交配，从而导致畜群繁殖力下降并造成经济损失。通常在农场进行矫正手术，动物侧卧。然而，在某些情况下，动物用绳索固定，留在草地、泥土上，甚至在不平的地面上，这可能会导致神经病变、腹胀或缺氧。由于侧卧手术术后可能会出现一系列并发症，本文旨在描述动物站立位矫正包皮炎的手术技术。对4至8岁的成年公牛进行了10例包皮炎矫正手术，这些公牛主要是瘤牛或杂交种，术后动物完全恢复了生殖活动。
