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Catheterization of Intestinal Loops in Ruminants
Published on: June 11, 2009
Intestinal surgery of adult cattle
David E Anderson1, Jennifer M Ivany Ewoldt
1Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 601 Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Anderson.670@osu.edu
Abstract:
Surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal tract of cattle occur occasionally, and veterinarians are challenged to determine an accurate diagnosis and treatment for these conditions. Although surgical diseases most commonly occur in the forestomachs (dislocated abomasum, reticuloperitonitis) and the colons (cecal dilation), this article focuses n lesions in the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum).
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