Secundinae or Placenta Membrane Retained In the Cattle

Secundinae retained or retained placenta membrane is retained fetuses in the uterus after the fetus is born. Both were born because of abortion, or premature distokia. Often occurs in cattle, particularly dairy cows after parturition.

In normal physiological membrane fetuses will be released in 3 to 8 hours post parturition. If the placenta has settled more than 8 hours to 12 hours, the condition is considered pathologic and there secundinae retained. The main cause of the retained placenta in the womb is not the release of the relationship between the placenta with placental stem child after child birth. Not release because of the failure of the release of fetal villi cotiledon kripta karunkel maternal. As we know that the relations between the placenta (placenta and placenta stem child) is a linkage between the villi-villi of alantochorion that go into the holes or cracks are found on karunkula of the endometrium. The gaps are called cristae. Normally, that after the fetus is born then all the blood that flows into the villi, placental villi child sucked out because the cord broke. Drainage of blood from the heart is reduced to kekarukula karunkula also reduced the strain on and caused cracks in karunkula loosened. Another cause of retained secundinae is the first of the infection of microorganisms such as Brucella abortus evil, Vibrio fetus, Streptoccocus causing endometritis, after the fetus is born. The cause of the latter can be proved by the fact that when injected hormone that causes uterine peristalsis, such as the hormone oxytocin, the possibility of a small retained. Retained secundinae occur also in the group of cows given a diet with low levels of karotene. Avitaminosa vitamin A cause metritis, abortion and retained secundinae. The possibility of vitamin A is necessary to maintain health and resistance uterine epithelium and placenta. Low levels of vitamin A causes the infection. Retained secundinae rarely be found in beef cattle / beef compared with dairy work is always grounded continuously. Once a cow had retained, likely (20%) that the cow would have retained in subsequent deliveries.

Retained Placenta Membrane

Retained Signs Secundinae

Secundinae retained signs in general is quite clear that part of the lining of the fetus hanging out of female animals genitals 2 hours or more after normal delivery, abortion or distokia. Dependent part is not increased despite the long awaited for some time. Sometimes depending on the break because of being bitten by a dog or bitten by the animal itself, to the female animals genitals looks closed, although the female animals genitals was found in the parts of the placenta. Or sometimes the fetus is indeed membranes do not come out, but settled in the uterus and female animals genitals. The examination of the lining of the fetuses that did not come out should be done after parturition, to determine whether there is retained or not. Through a female animals genitals examination uterus) must be made within 12-36 hours post parturition. After 48 hours it has been difficult to insert the hand into the uterus. If there is no fetus in the lining of the cervix tends to inhibit the contractions of the cervix. Approximately 75-80 percent of cows that had retained secundinae showed no signs of illness. Approximately 20-25 per cent showed signs of suffering from metritis like that; tempertur increased, decreased appetite, and increased heart rate.

In the case of uncomplicated retained secundinae mortality is very low and did not exceed 1-2 percent. If dealt with promptly and either the cow fertility is concerned there is not much disturbed. In this case the losses suffered by farmers due to the economical production of milk is somewhat decreased and delayed involution of the uterus and conception.

HANDLING retained SECUNDINARUM

Various means have been used to deal with this secundinae retained. And that people often do is a way of stripping secundinae karunkel by hand (manual). In the handling in this way to consider is the cleanliness of our hands, because any intervention from the outside by inserting a hand into the uterus Selu gives the possibility of entry of germs (microorganisms) and cause infections. 

There are several factors that need our attention if we are going to hold a stripping / handling secundinae of karunkulae. These factors is the possibility of decay and general infections, cervical lumen and the possible closing of the veil of fetuses being out on your own without help. It needs to be taken into account when the appropriate time we'll do the stripping. In general, 72 hours post-parturition cows cervix has begun to shrink (close) and if we insert a hand into the uterus might be only 3-4 fingers that can get in, so we may not be able to strip the veil of the fetuses from carunculae. 

Therefore, the stripping work should be done before 72 hours post parturition. Besides the already narrowed cervix at 72 hours post-parturition, in case of infection, the symptoms have started to appear that is the decay. This decay is very annoying nose, and can also infect the hands that will hold secundinae. But the reverse also if done too early ie 5-8 hours post parturition it becomes possible linkage with the placental villi-villi-kripta kripta on caruncula still very close to the hard shelled and forced if there is the possibility of injury even caruncula end of the shaft. This sort of thing should be avoided because the second consideration was the time that is considered the safest treatment for stripping or retained secundinae is approximately 24-36 hours post parturition. At this time the cervix is ​​still open although the course is in the process of closing, the placenta has not been too bad, cornua uteri was slightly involusio, until the apex cornua which was not palpable / far away from the hand, now began to be affordable. Secundinae retained on handling this way would be better if the cow is given before epidural anesthesia in order to be calm because the pain goes away, defecation and urination did not occur until the anus and female animals genitals area clean of impurities Tading have a lot of water supplied is clean and anti- light as a septic revanol permil, potassium permanganate or lysol one per mil. We also need soap. Wash hands thoroughly with soap, then rinsed with an antiseptic, nails short and free from all kinds of jewelry, with foam hand soap lubricant inserted into the female animals genitals to hold the parts of secundinae that remains. Once held in check should be slightly withdrawn and held down by his left hand. While the right hand continued exploration into the uterus. If no adhesion between the placenta maternal placenta foetalis then stripping any part of the placenta foetalis caruncula will run faster. Conversely if there is adhesion of the work will take a long time. In the latter case it should be done quick resolution, with the road as far as possible removing the parts that can be removed from the uterus.