Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 1984 · 12 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineAnimal SciencesVeterinary PhysiologyRuminant MedicineRuminant NutritionSheep MedicineRumen NutritionSheep NutritionSheep PhysiologyAbdominal Distention AssessmentHypokalemic Metabolic AlkalosisWeight Loss Measurement
Twelve Suffolk sheep were examined because of an abomasal emptying problem. Anorexia and weight loss were evident in 11 of the sheep. Ventral abdominal distention was observed in 5 sheep. Laboratory analyses failed to show the hypochloremic, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis commonly found in cattle with a similar problem. Rumen chloride concentrations in 3 sheep indicated reflux of abomasal contents into the rumen.