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Abomasal impaction associated with anorexia and mortality in lambs

Veterinary Research Communications volume 12, pages 491–495 (1988)Cite this article

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Anorexia in forty-six (6.1%) out of 753 neonatal lambs was investigated. Thirty-five of these lambs (76.1%) died while eleven (23.9%) recovered after treatment. Coagulated rubber-like milk clots were found in fifteen (42.9%), phytobezoars in nine (25.7%) and trichophytobezoars and coarse straws in eleven (31.4%) of the dead lambs.

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    B. C. Njau, O. B. Kasali & R. G. Scholtens

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Njau, B.C., Kasali, O.B. & Scholtens, R.G. Abomasal impaction associated with anorexia and mortality in lambs. Vet Res Commun 12, 491–495 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01075479

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Keywords

  • Public Health
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Milk Clot
  • Neonatal Lamb
  • Dead Lamb

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