Abstract

Spontaneous cases of acute indigestion in cows and sheep due to overeating or overfeeding with various readily digestible feeds have been studied. A rumen lactobacillosis with depression and destruction of the noralm rumen flora and fauna was found in severe cases, whereas an increased concentration of amylolytic streptococci only was associated with mild clinical symptoms. The clinical symptoms as well as the alterations occurring in the rumen were found similar to those observed in sheep experimentally overfed with readily available carbohydrates.

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