title: Observations on ascites in nine cattle.
abstract: Signs of ascites were observed in only nine of 1863 cattle examined over a period of five years. The ascites was most commonly associated with either primary or secondary cardiac disease; cattle with ascites have a poor prognosis because the condition is usually assocaited with terminal disease. Two animals had cor pulmonale with chronic pneumonia, three had cardiomyopathy, one had bacterial endocarditis, two had thrombosis of the caudal vena cava and one had diffuse abdominal epithelioid mesothelioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Bearsden.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Milne
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mellor
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D011379:Prognosis; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary