Vol. 11, Special Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
Mugilan E, Arunaman CS, Vairamuthu S, Ranjith Kumar M and Kavitha S

Abstract:
The study was conducted to assess the usefulness of echocardiography in diagnosing heart diseases in cattle. The study was carried out at large animal outpatient Medicine Unit of Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital with relevant signs were included for the study. Cattle presented with signs suggestive of cardiac diseases were included for the study. Suspected cases were subjected to general clinical examination and system wise examination. Echocardiography was performed to diagnose heart diseases and various patterns of ultrasound patterns were documented. Result showed that echocardiography was very much useful in diagnosing cardiac disease at earlier stage and was also useful as a prognostic tool.