A simple technique for measurement of pressure in the tympanitic rumen of cattle.
The construction and method of use of a simple device for the non-invasive measurement of intra-rumenal pressure is outlined. Results obtained from calves suffering from increased intra-rumenal pressure (bloat) are shown. The method is capable of quantifying pressures involved in bloat and could be used to augment the visual assessment of bloat scoring.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005414:Flatulence / Q000662:veterinary; D010827:Physiology / Q000295:instrumentation; D011312:Pressure; D012417:Rumen / Q000502:physiology*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation