peso médio de 250 kg. As imagens foram obtidas antes e depois das provas, por meio de aparelho digital com os animais contidos em brete e em posição quadrupedal. Os critérios avaliados foram: malformação, fratura, luxação e alteração de posição das vértebras. As imagens foram estudadas por 2 avaliadores em separado e ambos não encontraram lesões anteriores ou posteriores à prova no grupo de animais estudados. Este resultado nos permite concluir que, nas condições deste experimento, não houve alteração na coluna cervical dos bovinos provocada pelo ato de laçar estes animais.Palavras chave: Diagnóstico por imagem, exame radiográfico, lesão de coluna, rodeio
Radiographic evaluation of cervical spine of cattle that participated in team ropingABSTRACT. In an environment of real competition and great competition during the national championship held in the city of Avaré-S.P. in July 2016, radiographic images of the cervical spine were obtained from 56 male and female bovine animals, with a mean weight of 250 kg. The images were obtained before and after the event, using a digital device with the animals contained in stocks and in quadrupedal position. The evaluated criteria were: malformation, fracture, luxation and alteration of vertebra position. The images were studied by 2 separate evaluators and both did not find lesions before or after the event in the group of animals studied. This result allows us to conclude that, under the conditions of this experiment, there was no alteration in the cervical spine of the cattle caused by the lacing of these animals.