Abomasal displacement in a changing husbandry and its treatment.
A description is given of the area in south Argyll within which the incidence of abomasal displacement has been followed, together with the factors involved. Over the period 1970 to 1983 a radical change took place in methods of feeding and housing dairy cattle. Over the same period, a comparison of the milking cow population and the number of cases of abomasal displacement occurring annually indicated a reduced incidence of the condition. It is suggested that this is related to the changes in farm husbandry. The methods of treatment used in this area are also discussed.
D000018:Abomasum / Q000601:surgery; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003612:Dairying / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D008297:Male