Differing surgical methods for treating left abomasal displacement in dairy cows show different rates of recovery, according to a recent experiment. Of 60 cows operated on by each method, five ...

The abomasum and omasum make up around 70% of the digestive tract in a newborn calf. In contrast, this will eventually only account for 30%, and the rumen and reticulum, once developed ...

Cow stomachs are made up of four pouches—the reticulum, the rumen, the omasum, and the abomasum—each serving a specific purpose. Cows barely chew their food before it enters the rumen ...

One of my favourite things about conferences is talking shop with veterinary colleagues. Your worst failures can become your best stories, told with beer in hand to a sympathetic audience who has ...

A ruminant's stomach contains four compartments — the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. The rumen is the most fascinating and unique part of the stomach. It allows the animals to eat ...

FEEDING COWS a transition diet from 2-3 weeks before calving to three days post-calving has reduced the incidence of left displaced abomasums (LDAs) from 24 last year to none this year on Malcolm ...