𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗥

 ✍︎𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗧:

𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 

ˢʰᵉᵉᵖ🐑
ᵍᵒᵃᵗ🐐
ᶜᵃᵗᵗˡᵉ🐄
ᶜᵃᵗᵗˡᵉ are the main species affected 

🔵Bloat :

ᵇˡᵒᵃᵗ is the excessive accumulation of gas in the rumen and reticulum. It is a sign of an underlying disorder and is not a diagnosis in itself. It is a relatively common occurrence in cattle and in severe or untreated cases, it can prove fatal. There are two types of bloat - frothy bloat and free gas bloat.

free Gas bloat – accumulating because the rumen is flaccid and not performing its usual eructation function

frothy bloat – due to chemicals increasing the surface tension of the rumen liquid.

☞︎︎︎ 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗥

➪Wilted green forage and some plants can contain prussic acid which leads to rumen paralysis and free gas bloat.

➪Lush rapidly growing legume pastures can cause frothy bloat. More likely to occur with legume pasture in the rapidly growing vegetative stage and in the highly digestible pasture with a low dry matter percentage.

Bloat in Buffalo