Occurrence and pathology of pericarditis in cattle (Bos indicus)

The present study was conducted to evaluate the occurrence and pathology of pericarditis in cattle. A total number of 436 specimens of cardiovascular system of cattle irrespective of age, sex and breeds were examined. Out of these 122 samples, suspected for abnormalities were further processed for histopathological examination. An overall occurrence of various pathological conditions of cardiovascular system was recorded as 27.98%. The following conditions were observed inflammatory conditions 34 with 27.86%, degenerative changes 38 with 31.15%, circulatory disturbance 15 with 12.30%, parasitic involvement 29 with 23.77%, miscellaneous 6 with 4.92%. Pericarditis condition was recorded in 26 (21.31%) cases. it is concluded that pericarditis is the major heart affection in cattle from bikaner division causing cardiopathies.