| Objective: To investigate etiology and epidemiological scenario of the "bovine paraplegic disease" in bovines served at the Hospital Veterinário "Governador Laudo Natel" (Veterinarian Hospital "Governar Laudo Natel") of "Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias da Universidade do Estadual Paulista" (College of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences of the Paulista State University) (FCAV/UNESP), Campus of Jaboticabal, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil. Material and Method: Clinical examination, neurological assessment, collection of blood serum and rumen liquid were carried out for detection of botulinal toxin, cephalorhachidian for the diagnosis of encephalitis, necroscopic test, histopathologic brain test and rabies diagnosis. Handling, type of zootechnical... |
