XXXX and emptying defect in a flock of Suffolk ewes.

@entity742 @entity353 @entity384 @entity448 @entity1769
@entity384 and emptying defect was identified in 14 of 130 Suffolk @entity742 from a single flock in northern California. @entity384 and emptying defect was diagnosed in 13 of the @entity742 between November 1986 and April 1987. All affected @entity742 were ewes and in all, the condition developed during the lambing season. Clinical signs consisted of chronic @entity448 and @entity353 . Laboratory data from affected ewes reflected concurrent disease and was not helpful in diagnosis of the disease. Necropsy of 13 affected ewes revealed a distended, ingesta-filled abomasum in all of them. The brain stem of 6 ewes was examined, and lesions suggestive of scrapie were not observed. Pedigree analysis determined that in this flock, @entity384 and emptying defect development was independent of sire. A relationship between the age of affected ewes and the disease was not found. Treatment was unsuccessful in 13 ewes, but 1 recovered after treatment with @entity1769 .
