The purpose of the present study was to evaluate blood metabolites in dairy cows affected by digestive disorders of fermentative nature. Sixty-six animals with clinical and laboratory diagnoses were distributed into six groups according to the diagnosis: G1 (n=5) acute ruminal acidosis; G2 (n=10) displacement of the abomasum to the right (RDA); G3 (n=16) displacement of the abomasum to the left (LDA); G4 (n=10)...
Abomasal diseases in newborn calves are infrequent, but when they occur they are associated with severe clinical manifestations, a poor prognosis, high cost of treatments, developmental delay and death. Among these diseases, abomasal tympanism stands out for its frequency and clinical severity. Aimed report a case of abomasal tympanism due to sand impaction in a 12-day-old heifer. The animal had a clinical hist...