Bloat cases rise as the risk period lengthens

By Hannah Powe
Updated June 22 2020 - 8:44am, first published June 13 2020 - 6:00am
Bloat is the accumulation of excess gas in the rumen that causes distention of the rumen (left side of cattle). When animals cannot eliminate the gas, pressure builds up which can cause asphyxiation and death.
Bloat is the accumulation of excess gas in the rumen that causes distention of the rumen (left side of cattle). When animals cannot eliminate the gas, pressure builds up which can cause asphyxiation and death.

THE number of bloat cases seen in cattle across many regions of the state has been on the rise lately, but it doesn't stop there with the bloat risk period also lengthening over the past five to six years, according to Professor Bruce Allworth of Charles Sturt University.

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