title: Ultrasonographic examination of the rumen in healthy cows.
abstract: 10 healthy Indian Jersey/Red Sindhi crossbred nonpregnant cows were subjected to transabdominal ultrasonography to develop baseline topographical data of the rumen. The wall of the rumen could be identified as a thick echogenic line adjacent to the left abdominal wall from left flank to 8th intercostal space. The motility pattern of rumen was characterized by approximately 1 contraction every minute. The mean amplitude of the ruminal contraction was 3.2 cm. Ultrasonography of the rumen in healthy cows is a useful adjunct to the noninvasive diagnostic investigation of the rumen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK HP Agricultural University, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 062, India.
authors.forename: Sheikh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imran
authors.forename: Adarsh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Tyagi
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Shivali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma