Description of abomasal displacements in dairy calves

Authors

  • Mario Medina-Cruz Depto. de Produccion Animal: Rumiantes, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, UNAM, Coyoacan, 04500 DF, Mexico
  • Alejandro Perezgrovas-Roblesgil Private Clinics
  • Maria R. Garcia-Escamilla Depto. de Patologia, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, UNAM, Coyoacan, 04500 DF, Mexico
  • Miguel Sanchez-Rubio Centro de Recria de Tizayuca, Hgo, Mexico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol0no25p95-98

Keywords:

Abomasum, Blood chemistry, calf diseases, calves, cattle diseases, Dairy cattle, Diagnosis, Metabolic disorders, Stomach diseases

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the incidence of abomasal displacements in a large number of female dairy calves as weII as to determine their characteristics with regard to abdominal position, the efficacy of the diagnostic methods employed, the concurrent diseases present and the electrolyte and acid-base alterations occurring in these animals.

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Published

1990-09-01

Issue

No. 25 (1990 September)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Description of abomasal displacements in dairy calves. (1990). The Bovine Practitioner, 25, 95-98. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol0no25p95-98