Tympany, acidosis, and mural emphysema of the stomach in calves: Report of cases and experimental induction

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 392-395

  Panciera, Roger J ^a   Boileau, Melanie J ^a   Step, Douglas L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abomasal tympany; Calves; Mural emphysema; Ruminal acidosis; Stomach

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SARCINA;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EMPHYSEMA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EMPHYSEMA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTRIC MUCOSA; MALE; RUMEN; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 34548279877     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900409     Document Type: Article

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