Research Article
Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis in Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis): Clinical Findings and the Associated Inflammatory Response
Table 1
Clinical findings in 22 buffalo with TRP compared to 10 controls.
| Variables | Control () | Diseased buffalo () |
| Heart rate (bpm) | | | Respiratory rate (breath/min) | | | Rectal temperature (°C) | | | Weakness and poor performance | Absent () | Present (), absent () | Abdominal distention | Absent () | Present (), absent () | Appetite | Normal () | Normal () Inappetence () Anorexia () | Ruminal motility | Normal () | Normal () Hypomotile () Ruminal stasis () | Recurrent tympany | Absent () | Present (), absent () | Lacrimation | Absent () | Present (), absent () | Lordosis/bruxism | Absent () | Present (), absent () | Changes in milk yield | Absent () | Sharp declined ()* |
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