G74-149 Bloat Prevention and Treatment (Revised July 1996)

Authors

Dale Grotelueschen, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Richard J. Rasby, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Don Hudson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

1974

Comments

© 1974-1996, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Bloat is a form of indigestion marked by an excessive accumulation of gas in the rumen. Immediately after cattle consume a meal, the digestive process creates gases in the rumen. Most of the gases are eliminated by eructation (belching). Any interruption of this normal gas elimination results in gas accumulation or bloat.

This NebGuide discusses the types of bloat which may occur in cattle and methods to prevent and treat bloat.