OMIA 001119-9940 : Abomasum, displaced in Ovis aries |
In other species:
cattle
,
water buffalo
Mendelian trait/disorder:
unknown
Considered a defect:
yes
Cross-species summary:
The abomasum is the fourth stomach in ruminants, often called the "true" stomach because of its structural and functional homology with the stomach of non-ruminants. Soon after parturition, the abomasum sometimes becomes distended either to the left (left abomasal displacement) or to the right (right abomasal displacement), resulting in anorexia and acetonaemia.
Reference
1997 | Shakespeare, A. : | |
Left displaced abomasum in sheep Veterinary Record 141:527-528, 1997. Pubmed reference: 9416685. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005