Rumen collapse in cattle.
Simultaneous auscultation and percussion of the bovine abdomen is a standard physical diagnostic tool employed to detect gas and fluid distention within an organ such as a displaced abomasum or dilated cecum. Such distension results in an area of tympanic resonance or ping. A previously unreported condition--rumen collapse--may also cause a left-side abdominal ping that can easily be misdiagnosed as left displacement of the abomasum. Associated medical problems causing complete anorexia may lead to the rumen collapse syndrome in cattle. Differentiation of rumen collapse from displacement of the abomasum is important since cattle with rumen collapse require only medical therapy, and surgical intervention is not necessary.
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Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
D000018:Abomasum; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D012417:Rumen