Table 2 Visibility, localisation and size of the omasum 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Number of calves | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Dorsal visible limit of omasum (cm) | 40.0 | 30.4 ± 5.27 | 25.3 ± 3.33 | 24.5 ± 3.54 |
(25.0 – 39.0) | (20.0 – 30.0) | (22.0 – 27.0) | ||
Ventral visible limit of omasum (cm) | 44.5 | 34.8 ± 5.59 | 30.5 ± 5.01 | 29.5 ± 6.36 |
(29.0 – 44.0) | (24.0 – 38.0) | (25.0 – 34.0) | ||
Size of omasum (cm) | 4.5 | 4.4 ± 0.55 | 5.2 ± 2.40 | 5.0 ± 2.83 |
(4.0 – 5.0) | (2.0 – 8.0) | (3.0 – 7.0) | ||