Ultrasonographic measurement of abomasal volume, location, and emptying rate in calves

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 537-544

  Wittek, Thomas ^a,b   Constable, Peter D ^a   Marshall, Tessa S ^a   Crochik, Sonia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEEDING; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RUMINANT STOMACH; SCINTIGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH VOLUME; SUCKLING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ABOMASUM; ANIMALS; CATTLE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGAN SIZE; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 17544364432     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.537     Document Type: Article

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