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Abomasum Barb Knust Outline: Displaced Abomasum History and Signalment Pathophysiology Diagnosis Clinical signs, clin path, R/O’s Treatment Non-surgical Surgical (4 approaches) Ancillary care (Fluids, Abx, …) Risk Factors for LDA Displaced Abomasums DA’s, LDA’s, RDA’s, RTA’s Adult lactating dairy Production problem Herd problem [related to nutrition] Majority of DA’s have concurrent diseases History and Signalment of DA Age: older lactating dairy cattle Timing: 80% occur during first month after parturition Nutrition: Dry cow rations: +DCAD / inadeq efv fiber Fresh cow: excess NSC’s /