Chronic indigestion syndrome, cow

Chronic indigestion syndrome, cow

Photographs of a 2.5-year-old Piedmontese cow with chronic indigestion attributable to advanced gestation (9 months) before (A) and after (B) calving. A—Note the severe abdominal distention. B—Abdominal distention resolved within a few days after calving, by which time the cow's health status had returned to normal.

Courtesy of Dr. Ueli Braun.