Reticuloruminal disturbances in the bovine

Authors

  • Jennifer M. Ivany Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210-1089
  • D. Michael Rings Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210-1089
  • David E. Anderson Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210-1089

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol36no1p56-64

Keywords:

clinical aspects, digestive system diseases, digestive tract, digestive tract motility, physiopathology, reticulum, reviews, rumen

Abstract

The forestomach of the ruminant animal is a highly effective energy-producing factory which can utilize a wide variety of feedstuffs. Many complex interactions occur within the forestomachs to digest, mix, and absorb nutrients from feed. Slight alterations in forestomach balance can lead to severe alterations in function, such as hypomotility, hypermotility, bloat, acidosis, or putrefaction. It is essential to understand and be able to treat and prevent forestomach disease in cattle. Some of the most common diseases are reviewed here, possible treatments given, and the use of motility-enhancing drugs is briefly discussed.
Cover image of Volume 36, No.1 of the Bovine Practitioner: a herd of cattle in a milking barn, facing the camera, grazing placidly while being milked.

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Published

2002-02-01

Issue

Vol. 36, No. 1 (2002 February)

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Articles

How to Cite

Reticuloruminal disturbances in the bovine. (2002). The Bovine Practitioner, 36(1), 56-64. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol36no1p56-64

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