A review of bloat in ruminants : a report of the Committee on Animal Health of the Agricultural Board /
Bloat in animals.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington :
National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
1956.
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| Edition: | Revised 1955. |
| Series: | Publication (National Research Council (U.S.)) ;
no. 388. |
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Table of Contents:
- Microbiology of the rumen
- Sources of rumen gases
- Composition of rumen gases
- Sources of carbon dioxide in the rumen
- Sources of free hydrogen in the rumen
- Sources of hydrogen sulfide in the rumen
- Sources of oxygen and nitrogen in the rumen
- Gas diffusion between rumen and blood
- Chemical constituents of plants as related to the bloat problem
- Cyanide
- Carbohydrates
- Saponins
- Flavones
- Toxic factors
- Physiology of the rumen as related to bloat
- Expulsion of gas, eructation
- The eructation reflex
- The cause of death of bloated animals
- Experimental production of bloat
- Section of the vagi
- Use of drugs
- Effect of alkalosis
- Fresh legumes
- Hay and grain
- Legume juices and water
- Saponins
- Individual susceptibility to bloat
- Etiology of bloat
- Chemical consituents of plants as etiological factors in bloat
- Influence of amount of feed consumed
- Influence on rate and type of gas production
- Influence on neuromuscular mechanism for eructation
- Influence on frothiness
- Physical factors of the feed in the etiology of bloat
- Prevention of bloat
- Chronic bloat
- Acute bloat
- Feeding hay before pasturing
- Alternating sudan and legume pastures
- Legume soilage
- Legume and grass pasture
- Other preventive procedures
- Treatment of bloat
- Summary of significant findings relating to the bloat problem