Table 1 Visibility, localisation and size of the rumen in 10 calves with ruminal drinking syndrome (mean, sd, min., max.)
From: Ultrasonographic examination of the forestomachs and the abomasum in ruminal drinker calves
Variable | Intercostal spaces | Flank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Cranial | Caudal | |
Number of calves | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Dorsal visible limit of rumen (cm) | 30.0 ± 8.89 | 24.5 ± 3.34 | 19.5 ± 3.21 | 16.2 ± 2.62 | 13.9 ± 1.79 | 12.1 ± 1.66 | 12.0 ± 1.66 | 12.1 ± 2.73 |
(23.0 – 40.0) | (20.0 – 28.0) | (15.0 – 26.0) | (12.0 – 22.0) | (11.0 – 17.0) | (9.0 – 15.0) | (8.0 – 13.0) | (6.0 – 14.0) | |
Ventral visible limit of rumen (cm) | 36.3 ± 10.41 | 36.1 ± 7.61 | 32.2 ± 9.34 | 33.9 ± 9.18 | 34.7 ± 9.73 | 33.3 ± 10.80 | 33.1 ± 12.45 | 34.0 ± 11.46 |
(28.0 – 48.0) | (29.0 – 49.0) | (20.0 – 48.0) | (21.0 – 48.0) | (22.0 – 51.0) | (17.0 – 51.0) | (17.0 – 53.0) | (18.0 – 49.0) | |
Size of rumen (cm) | 6.3 ± 4.73 | 11.6 ± 8.53 | 12.8 ± 9.74 | 17.7 ± 9.60 | 20.8 ± 9.24 | 21.2 ± 10.25 | 21.1 ± 11.78 | 21.9 ± 10.17 |
(1.0–10.0) | (3.0 – 25.0) | (3.0 – 30.0) | (6.0 – 36.0) | (11.0 – 36.0) | (8.0 – 39.0) | (8.0 – 41.0) | (12.0 – 36.0) | |
Distance of longitudinal groove from midline of back (cm) | - | 30.0 ± 4.32 | 25.0 ± 4.54 | 25.6 ± 4.69 | 25.6 ± 5.02 | 25.7 ± 4.68 | 27.8 ± 4.55 | 28.8 ± 6.08 |
(26.0 – 36.0 | (18.0 – 33.0) | (21.0 – 35.0) | (20.0 – 34.0) | (21.0 – 32.0) | (23.0 – 33.0) | (23.0 – 34.0) | ||
Size of dorsal sac of rumen (cm) | - | 5.8 ± 2.87 | 6.8 ± 3.85 | 9.6 ± 5.10 | 12.4 ± 5.50 | 12.7 ± 5.79 | 15.0 ± 4.80 | 15.5 ± 6.40 |
(2.0 – 8.0) | (2.0 – 12.0) | (3.0 – 17.0) | (7.0 – 24.0) | (7.0 – 21.0) | (10.0 – 20.0) | (9.0 – 21.0) | ||
Size of ventral sac of rumen (cm) | - | 10.0 ± 6.22 | 9.0 ± 5.70 | 9.8 ± 4.89 | 8.3 ± 4.81 | 9.7 ± 5.71 | 10.2 ± 6.83 | 9.0 ± 4.32 |
(3.0 – 17.0) | (3.0 – 18.0) | (4.0 – 20.0) | (2.0 – 17.0) | (4.0 –20.0) | (4.0 – 21.0) | (5.0 – 15.0) | ||