JOURNALOF
Veterinary
Science
J.Vet.Sci.(2003),4(1),93-95
Abstract
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This studywasperformedtoinvestigatethe
therapeutic effectofelectroacupuncture and moxi-
bustiononabomasaldisplacementin dairycattle.
After acupuncture needleswere inserted bilaterally
intotheacupoints,‘Piyu',‘Weiyu'and ‘Guanyuan
yu’,electronicstimulation(5Hzand 10 V,20 minutes)
wasconductedonce aday for3daysconsecutively.
Modifiedmoxa patchwasalso appliedat thesame
acupointsasinacupuncture for3daysconsecutively.
Tenamongtwelve cowswithabomasaldisplace-
mentwere recovered byelectroacupuncture and
moxibustion,but twowere treatedwith paramedian
abomasopexy.Itisconsideredthatelectroacupunc-
ture and moxibustionmay be convenient,safeand
economicaltherapeuticalternativesavailableinstead
ofsurgicalproceduresonabomasaldisplacementin
dairycattle.
Keywords
:electroacupuncture,moxibustion,displacement,
abomasum,cattle
Introduction
Although thesuccess rateofsurgicalcorrection of
abomasaldisplacement incattleishigh,therehavebeen
many problemsassociatedwithsurgicalcorrection including
owner'sanxiety,high cost,and postoperative complications
[1,11].
Inrecentreportson veterinaryacupuncture,it hasbeen
knownthatacupuncture atsome acupointsrelatedto
digestivesystemwaseffectiveinincreasing itsmotility[4,
6].Acupuncture at‘Ten pei'-‘Hyakue'wasknownto
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Corresponding author:Kwang-ho Jang
CollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,Kyungpook NationalUnivetrsity
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
increaseintestinalmotilityand at‘Guan yuan yu',‘Shi
zhang' and ‘Tian ping'-‘Baihui'-‘Shizhang' to be effectivefor
correction ofabomasaldisplacement incattle[8,9].Itwas
alsoreportedthatacupuncture at‘Pi-yu' wasmore effective
inincreasing abomasalmotilitythanthose atany other
acupoints[6].
Thus,this study wasperformedtoevaluatethe effectsof
acupuncture and moxibustion forthe correction ofnaturally
occurredabomasaldisplacement in dairycattle.
Materialsand Methods
TwelveHolsteincowsnaturallyaffectedwith displace-
mentwereused.Sixcowsweretreatedwithelectroacu-
puncture(EA Group)and theothersixwithmoxibustion
(MoxaGroup).Acupoints selectedwere‘Piyu',‘Weiyu' and
‘Guan yuan yu' (Fig.1).
Fig.1.
The acupoints stimulatedforcorrection ofabomasal
displacement incattle.
1.Guan yuan yu:Thedepression caudal tothelastrib
betweenthemuscleofthelongissimusm.and iliocostalis
m.. Onepointon eachside.
Electroacupuncture and MoxibustionforCorrectionofAbomasalDisplacementinDairy
Cattle
Kwang-ho Jang*,Joo-myoungLee1 and Tchi-chouNam2
CollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,KyungpookNationalUniversity,Taegu 702-701,Korea
1DepartmentofVeterinaryMedicine,ChejuNationalUniversity,Jeju 690-756,Korea
2VeterinaryMedicalTeaching Hospital,CollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,SeoulNationalUniversity,Seoul151-742,Korea
ReceivedSeptember11,2002 /AcceptedFebruary 26,2003
94 Kwang-ho Jang ,Joo-myoung Lee and Tchi-chou Nam
2.Weiyu:Thespotabout10cmlateral tothedorsal
midlineinthe11thintercostalspace.Onepointon each
side.
3.Piyu:Thespotabout10cmlateral tothedorsalmidline
inthe10thintercostalspace.Onepointon eachside.
InEA Group,acupunctureneedleswereinserted
bilaterallyinto ‘Piyu',‘Weiyu' and ‘Guan yuan yu',and
electronicstimulation wasconductedat5Hz and 10 Vfor
20 minutes,once a dayforconsecutive3 days.
InMoxaGroup,moxapatcheswere appliedat thesame
pointsinEA Group.Modifiedmoxapatcheswere coated
withthe extractsof red pepperseed(Capsicumlongun)and
medicinewormwood (Artemisia princepsvarorientalis).It
wasappliedforconsecutive72 hoursand exchangedevery
12 hours.
Results
Although twocowswithleftabomasaldisplacement in
EA Group recoveredrapidlyafterthefirststimulation,
three withleftor rightabomasaldisplacementwere
correctedaftertreatmentfor2and 3 daysand theotherone
hadto beoperated by paramedianabomasopexy.
Two outofsixcowswithleftor rightabomasal
displacement inMoxaGroup recovered onedayafterpatch
application,three recovered on thethird dayafterpatch
application,but theremainderonehadto beoperatedeven
aftertotalpatchapplication(Table1).
Discussion
Severalsurgicalcorrectiveproceduresincluding
omentopexy [2],abomasopexy [7,10],blind suture[13],and
barsuture[3,12]havebeen usedasroutinemethodsfor
treatmentofleftor rightabomasaldisplacement.
Table1.
Corrective effectsofelectroacupuncture and moxibustion on leftor rightabomasaldisplacement incattle
GroupsCow No.DisplacedSideTreatmentDuration Results
1 2 3
EA
1
2
3
4
5
6
Right
Left
Left
Left
Right
Left
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
Corrected
Corrected
Operated
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Moxa
7
8
9
10
11
12
Left
Left
Left
Left
Left
Right
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
○
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Operated
Corrected
InKorea,abomasaldisplacement iscommon becauseof
high-grainfeeding formilk production and keeping under
confinement.However,therehavebeenmany problems
pointed out insurgicalcorrectionsofabomasaldisplace-
ment.Theyinclude a drop intheprice,owner'sanxiety,
high costand postoperative complicationsincluding
reoccurrence [1].
Ithasbeen knownthatacupuncture atacupointsrelated
with digestiveorgansincreasedtheirmotility[6]and was
effectiveincorrection ofcertain diseases suchasruminal
tympany and atony [4,8].Although acupuncture at'Piyu',
'Weiyu' and 'Guan yuan yu' resultedinless corrective effect
thansurgicalproceduresin dairycow withrightabomasal
displacement,it hadexcellentcorrective effectsin dairycow
withleftabomasaldisplacement.
Moxibustion,knownto havetherapeutic effectson
delayed uterineinvolution in postpartumdairycows[5],had
similareffectasacupuncturein dairycowswithabomasal
displacement.Furthermore,itsapplication may beless
costly,more convenientand simplerthansurgicalproce-
dures.
Therefore,it isconcludedthatelectroacupuncture and
moxibustion at‘Piyu',‘Weiyu' and ‘Guan yuan yu' may
have excellentcorrective effectson abomasaldisplacement
in dairycattle and theymay bevaluabletherapeutic
alternativesavailableinstead ofsurgicalmethods.
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