title: Abomasal emptying defect in Suffolk sheep.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000018:Abomasum; D000818:Animals; D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012417:Rumen / Q000032:analysis; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides