| Journal: | Arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinaria e zootecnia |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000287500 |
| ISSN: | 0102-0935 |
| Authors: | Mendes, L.C.N1 Nogueira, G.M Borges, A.S1 Peiro, J.R Feitosa, F.L.F |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Season: | Feb |
| Volumen: | 59 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 26-29 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Portugués |
| Document type: | Nota breve o noticia |
| Approach: | Descriptivo |
| English abstract | This study was carried out to determine a qualitative and semiquantitative evaluation of the spinal reflexes in 51 both sexes, 4 to 5 months of age Suffolk lambs. Spinal reflexes were evaluated in the thoracic (extensor carpi reflex, biceps reflex, triceps reflex and flexor reflex) and pelvic (ischiatic reflex, gastrocnemius reflex, patellar reflex, cranial tibial reflex and flexor reflex) limbs, bilaterally. Reflexes were standardized, using a 2-point grading scale (0= absense, 1= mild reflex, 2= evident). Flexor reflex (99.0%) and extensor carpi reflex (87.3%) were the best reflexes elicited in thoracic limbs, while the least evident scores were found in biceps (11.8%) and triceps reflexes (2.0%) with grade 2. In pelvic limbs, all of the ovines showed a grade-2 flexor reflex. A high percentage of evident response in patellar (98.0%) and ischiatic (81.4%) reflexes were also observed. Only 20.6% of the animals showed evident response to the cranial tibial reflex but none had a satisfactory response to the gastrocnemius reflex |
| Portuguese abstract | Fez-se a avaliação qualitativa e semiquantitativa dos reflexos espinhais em ovinos, utilizando-se 51 animais da raça Suffolk, machos e fêmeas, entre quatro e cinco meses de idade. Usaram-se os reflexos bilaterais dos membros torácicos, extensor carpo-radial, bicipital, tricipital e flexor, e pélvicos, isquiático, gastrocnêmio, patelar, tibial cranial e flexor, sendo zero indicativo de ausência de reflexo, 1= reflexo discreto e 2= reflexo evidente. Nos membros torácicos, as melhores respostas foram obtidas no flexor (99,0%) e no extensor carpo-radial (87,3%), seguidos de valores menos expressivos no bicipital (11,8%) e no tricipital (2,0%), com grau 2 de avaliação. Nos membros pélvicos, todos os ovinos produziram respostas em grau 2 para o reflexo flexor. Verificam-se também respostas evidentes nos reflexos patelar (98,0%) e isquiático (81,4%). Apenas 20,6% dos animais apresentaram resposta evidente ao reflexo tibial cranial, e nenhum ovino respondeu ao reflexo gastrocnêmio de forma satisfatória |
| Disciplines: | Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia, Biología |
| Keyword: | Ovinos y caprinos, Fisiología animal, Ovinos, Suffolk, Reflejo espinal, Neurología |
| Keyword: | Veterinary medicine and animal husbandry, Biology, Sheep and goats, Animal physiology, Suffolk, Sheep, Spinal reflex, Neurology |
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