Sarcina ventriculi as the potential cause of abomasal bloat

Authors

T.J. Schemm
B.M. DeBey
Tiruvoor G. Nagaraja

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

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.

Recommended Citation

Schemm, T.J.; DeBey, B.M.; and Nagaraja, Tiruvoor G. (1999) "Sarcina ventriculi as the potential cause of abomasal bloat," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1790