Ke y w ords: electroacupuncture, moxibustion, displacement, abomasum, cattle Introduction Although the success rate of surgical correction of abomasal displacement in cattle is high, the
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Veterinary Science
J Vet Sci (2003), 4(1), 93-95
Abstract14)
Th is s tu dy w a s pe rfo rm e d to in v e stig ate th e
th e ra pe u tic e ffe ct o f e le c tro ac u pu n c tu re a n d m o
xi-bu stio n o n abom a sa l dis plac e m e n t in d airy c attle
Afte r a cu p u n ctu re n e e d le s w e re in se rte d bilate rally
in to th e ac u po in ts, ‘P i yu ', ‘We i yu ' an d ‘Gu an yu a n
yu ’, e le c tron ic stim u latio n (5 Hz an d 10 V, 20 m in u te s)
w a s c on d u cte d on c e a da y for 3 da ys co n se c u tive ly.
Mo difie d m ox a p atc h w a s als o ap plie d a t th e s am e
ac u po in ts as in ac u pu n c tu re fo r 3 d ay s c on s e c u tive ly.
Te n am on g tw e lv e c ow s w ith abo m as al dis plac e
-m e n t w e re re co ve re d by e le ctroa cu p u n ctu re a n d
m ox ibu stio n , bu t tw o w e re tre ate d w ith pa ram e d ian
abo m as op e xy It is c on s ide re d th at e le ctroa cu p u n
c-tu re a n d m o xibu s tion m a y be co n ve n ie n t, s afe a n d
e c on o m ic al th e rap e u tic alte rn ativ e s a va ilable in s te ad
of s u rg ica l p roc e d u re s on abom a sa l d isp la ce m e n t in
da iry c attle
Ke y w ords: electroacupuncture, moxibustion, displacement,
abomasum, cattle
Introduction
Although the success rate of surgical correction of
abomasal displacement in cattle is high, there have been
many problems associated with surgical correction including
owner's anxiety, high cost, and postoperative complications
[1, 11]
In recent reports on veterinary acupuncture, it has been
known that acupuncture at some acupoints related to
digestive system was effective in increasing its motility [4,
6] Acupuncture at ‘Ten pei'-‘Hya kue' was known to
＊Corresponding author: Kwang-ho Jang
College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National Univetrsity
1370 Sanguck-dong Buk-gu Daegu 702-701, Korea
Tel: +82-53-950-5965; Fax: +82-53-950-5955
E-mail: khojang@knu.ac.kr
increase intestinal motility and at ‘Guan yuan yu', ‘Shi zhang' and ‘Tian ping'-‘Bai hui'-‘Shi zhang' to be effective for correction of abomasal displacement in cattle [8, 9] It was also reported that acupuncture at ‘Pi-yu' was more effective
in increasing abomasal motility than those at any other acupoints [6]
Thus, this study was performed to evaluate the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion for the correction of naturally occurred abomasal displacement in dairy cattle
Materials and Methods
Twelve Holstein cows naturally affected with displace-ment were used Six cows were treated with electroacu-puncture (EA Group) and the other six with moxibustion (Moxa Group) Acupoints selected were ‘Pi yu', ‘Wei yu' and
‘Guan yuan yu' (Fig 1)
Fig 1 The acupoints stimulated for correction of abomasal
displacement in cattle
1 Guan yuan yu: The depression caudal to the last rib between the muscle of the longissimus m and iliocostalis m One point on each side
Electroacupuncture and Moxibustion for Correction of Abomasal Displacement in Dairy Cattle
Kwang-ho Jang*, Joo-myoung Lee1 and Tchi-chou Nam2
College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702-701, Korea
1Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cheju National University, Jeju 690-756, Korea
2Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
Received September 11, 2002 / Accepted February 26, 2003
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2 Wei yu: The spot about 10cm lateral to the dorsal
midline in the 11th intercostal space One point on each
side
3 Pi yu: The spot about 10cm lateral to the dorsal midline
in the 10th intercostal space One point on each side
bilaterally into ‘Pi yu', ‘Wei yu' and ‘Guan yuan yu', and
electronic stimulation was conducted at 5 Hz and 10 V for
20 minutes, once a day for consecutive 3 days
In Moxa Group, moxa patches were applied at the same
points in EA Group Modified moxa patches were coated
with the extracts of red pepper seed (Capsicum longun) and
medicine wormwood (Artem isia princeps var orientalis) It
was applied for consecutive 72 hours and exchanged every
12 hours
Results
Although two cows with left abomasal displacement in
EA Group recovered rapidly after the first stimulation,
three with left or right abomasal displacement were
corrected after treatment for 2 and 3 days and the other one
had to be operated by paramedian abomasopexy
Two out of six cows with left or right abomasal
displacement in Moxa Group recovered one day after patch
application, three recovered on the third day after patch
application, but the remainder one had to be operated even
after total patch application(Table 1)
Discussion
Several surgical corrective procedures including
omentopexy [2], abomasopexy [7, 10], blind suture [13], and
bar suture [3, 12] have been used as routine methods for
treatment of left or right abomasal displacement
Ta ble 1 Corrective effects of electroacupuncture and moxibustion on left or right abomasal displacement in cattle
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Moxa
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In Korea, abomasal displacement is common because of
high-grain feeding for milk production and keeping under confinement However, there have been many problems pointed out in surgical corrections of abomasal displace-ment They include a drop in the price, owner's anxiety, high cost and postoperative complications including reoccurrence [1]
It has been known that acupuncture at acupoints related with digestive organs increased their motility [6] and was effective in correction of certain diseases such as ruminal tympany and atony [4, 8] Although acupuncture at 'Pi yu', 'Wei yu' and 'Guan yuan yu' resulted in less corrective effect than surgical procedures in dairy cow with right abomasal displacement, it had excellent corrective effects in dairy cow with left abomasal displacement
Moxibustion, known to have therapeutic effects on delayed uterine involution in postpartum dairy cows[5], had similar effect as acupuncture in dairy cows with abomasal displacement Furthermore, its application may be less costly, more convenient and simpler than surgical proce-dures
Therefore, it is concluded that electroacupuncture and moxibustion at ‘Pi yu', ‘Wei yu' and ‘Guan yuan yu' may have excellent corrective effects on abomasal displacement
in dairy cattle and they may be valuable therapeutic alternatives available instead of surgical methods
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