Gastrointestinal Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
Things you should obtain in history?
A
breed, age, sex, herd size problem? who's affected? Onset? Diet? Vaccines/dewormer?
2
Q
Things you should examine when working with a new herd?
A
percentage chewing cud?
signs of pain?
BCS
feces
3
Q
What to look at when examining GI tract? and how?
A
Oral cavity
Esophagus
palpate to left of trachea
endoscope, u/s, rads
Forestomachs
Abomasum
intestine
cecum
4
Q
How to examine forestomachs?
A
- observe ruminating, chewing cud, burp
- look for pain (shifting weight, hunching,
extending neck) - 50% of cows lying down shud chew cud
if less, suspect ruminal acidosis - auscultate: 1-4 rumen contractns/min
- Rumen fluid evaluation
- Wither’s pinch test to test abdominal pain
5
Q
How to examine abomasum?
A
pinging
