Abstract
A 12-month prospective study was performed to determine the predictive values for clinical signs of abomasal ulcer disease in a hospital population of 296 adult dairy cows which were believed to have gastrointestinal dysfunction. There were 26 ulcer-positive cows (prevalence 8.8%). The occult blood test was a more reliable indicator of abomasal ulcer disease than were the abdominal pain or anemia tests. Only three ulcer-positive cows were negative for all three tests. Forty-five cows were positive for at least one of the three clinical tests. The principal diseases present in the 22 cows that had false-positive results were traumatic reticuloperitonitis, abomasal displacement, liver disease, cecal volvulus and pneumonia or pleuritis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 573-580 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Preventive Veterinary Medicine |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1986 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Predictive values for clinical signs of abomasal ulcer disease in adult dairy cattle. / Smith, Donald F.; Munson, Linda; Erb, Hollis N.
In: Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Vol. 3, No. 6, 1986, p. 573-580.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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