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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. digestive system diseases
  5. displaced abomasum
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. digestive system diseases
  5. displaced abomasum

Preferred term

displaced abomasum

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A chronic disease of young ruminants in which the abomasum is twisted to the left or to the right of its normal position. Most displacements are detectable on the left side in dairy cattle and are characterized by a distended abomasum trapped under the rumen.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • abomasal displacement

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1769

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