Abstract
Sarcina-like bacteria, possibly Sarcina ventriculi, have been seen upon histopathologic examination of the abomasums of calves that died of abomasal bloat. The ability of the organism to grow at a low pH and produce large amounts of gas suggests that it may be the cause of abomasal bloat.
Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 1999, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 99-339-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 831, Beef, Abomasal bloat, Calves, Sarcina ventriculi
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Schemm, T., DeBey, B. & Nagaraja, T. G., (1999) “Sarcina ventriculi as the potential cause of abomasal bloat”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 130-131. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1790
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