Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A condition of cattle in which a loop or knuckle of intestine enters a tear in the peritoneum and is held between the remains of the spermatic cord and the anterior margin of the hip-bone, causing obstruction to the passage of excrement and exciting an inflammation which terminates in gangrene and death. Also called
- noun The twisting or knotting of the bowels of animals, causing severe colicky pains. Same as
volvulus in man.
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In gut-tie, hernia, and other absolute stoppage of the bowels, symptoms of enteritis are common and the horse may, when down, strain and then sit on his haunches.
Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry Pratt Food Co.
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