Acellular bovine pericardium as a biological dressing for treatment of cutaneous wounds of the distal limb in donkeys (Equus Asinus).

ABSTRACT: This research was performed to determine the impact of repeated topical dressing with acellular bovine pericardium (ABP) on healing distal limb wounds in donkeys. Twelve male clinically healthy donkeys were subjected to general anesthesia, and full-thickness wounds of six cm² (2 × 3 cm) were created on the middle dorsolateral surface of the metacarpi. Two defects were made on each donkey's forelimbs; the right limb was considered a control wound, and the left one was considered a treated wound. Moreover, the control wounds were irrigated with saline every three days postoperatively and bandaged with a standard dressing. The treated wounds were covered with ABP dressings. The ABP dressing was reapplied thrice at 7-, 14- and 21-days post-wound induction. In addition, the wound hea

SUBMITTER: Albahrawy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10209313 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature