Transruminal and transreticular palpation of abdominal viscera of the permanently fistulated dairy cow.
A detailed description is given of the abdominal viscera which are palpated through the walls of the rumen and reticulum of the live dairy cow surgically prepared with a permanent fistula. Transruminal and transreticular palpation can be complementary to transrectal and transcolonic examination in gaining detailed knowledge of the topography of abdominal viscera in the live dairy cow.
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Sydney, Sydney, SW, 2006, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003612:Dairying; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010173:Palpation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D012417:Rumen / Q000033:anatomy & histology*