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Tongue Surgery of a Dairy Cow Showing a Consistent Intersucking Behavior  

Yong, Hwan-Yul (BK 21, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Cho, Jong-Ki (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Sung-Ki (Baran Large & Small Animal Clinics)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.25, no.2, 2008 , pp. 136-138 More about this Journal
Abstract
On a dairy farm, a Holstein cow had consistently shown an intersucking behavior within the milking herd. It has been considered as one of several behavioral disorders primarily coming from feeding management failure during weaning period. Due to their behavior, injured teats of other milking cows could decrease milk production. Through tongue surgery, by producing a convex shape of the dorsum of the tongue after suturing the excised ventral region, the intersucking behavior was forcefully corrected and disappeared thereafter within the dairy herd without any complications.
Keywords
cow; intersucking; tongue; surgery;
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