Table 5 Ultrasonographic findings in calves with type-4 abomasal ulcer
From: Clinical, laboratory and ultrasonographic findings in 38 calves with type-4 abomasal ulcer
Variable | Finding | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Abomasum (n = 36) | Normal size | 21 | 58 |
Dilated | 13 | 36 | |
Left displacement of the abomasum | 2 | 6 | |
Small intestine (n = 32) | Normal | 12 | 37 |
Dilated | 13 | 41 | |
Empty | 7 | 22 | |
Small intestine, motility (n = 28) | Normal | 9 | 32 |
Absent | 19 | 68 | |
Free fluid in the abdominal cavity (n = 36) | Normal (no free fluid) | 12 | 33 |
Free fluid, anechoic (n = 7) or echoic (n = 17) | 24 | 67 | |
Further findings (n = 36) | Normal (no further findings) | 11 | 31 |
Fibrin, deposits (n = 16), strands (n = 5) | 21 | 58 | |
Gas in the abdominal cavity | 4 | 11 |