Fiber II

displaced abomasum as a herd problem

Abstract

Displaced abomasums (DA’s) can be a serious herd problem. Often DA’s may be preceded by other metabolic diseases at parturition such as milk fever or fatty liver syndrome. Various authors have described a variety of possible causes. Today we hear of DA’s occurring pre- or post-partum most often in the first 2 months of lactation. It is not uncommon for DA’s to occur at any time of the lactation cycle.

As a part of the metabolic profile test design project and our field services program, a standard approach was used to study these herd problems.