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Table 5 Additional clinical findings in cows with LDA, RDA and AV

From: Left and right displaced abomasum and abomasal volvulus: comparison of clinical, laboratory and ultrasonographic findings in 1982 dairy cows

Variable

Finding

LDA n (%)

RDA n (%)

AV n (%)

Total

Chi2

Additional tests

P

Skin surface temperature (n = 1954)

Reduced

339a (25.7)

149b (44.5)

170c (57.0)

658 (33.7)

132**

Boph

 < 0.05

Skin turgor (n = 1971)

Moderately to severely reduced

340a (25.4)

84a (25.1)

101b (33.6)

525 (26.6)

16*

  

Eyes (n = 1982)

Moderate to severe enophthalmos

403a (30.1)

110a (32.5)

133b (43.9)

646 (32.6)

29**

Boph

 < 0.05

Sclera (n = 1982)

Moderately to severely injected

460 (34.3)

124 (36.7)

119 (39.3)

703 (35.4)

14 ns

–

–

Muzzle (n = 1982)

Dry

123a (9.2%)

60b (17.8%)

56b (18.5%)

239 (12.0)

40**

Boph

 < 0.05

Breath (n = 1982)

Uraemic

236a (17.6)

76ab (22.5)

83b (27.4)

395 (19.9)

17 ns

–

–

Mucous membranes (n = 1970)

Normal

1185a (88.8)

287ab (85.7)

239b (79.7)

1711 (86.9)

35**

Boph

 < 0.05

 

Pale

47a (3.5)

27b (8.1)

31b (10.3)

105 (5.3)

   
 

Hyperaemic

77 (5.8)

16 (4.8)

21 (7.0)

114 (5.8)

   
 

Cyanotic

11 (0.8)

3 (0.0)

5 (1.7)

19 (1.0)

   
 

Washed-out

12 (0.9)

1 (0.3)

4 (1.3)

17 (0.9)

   
 

Icteric

3 (0.2)

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

4 (0.2)

   

Capillary refill time (n = 1962)

 > 2 s

299a (22.5)

116b (34.5)

105b (35.6)

520 (26.5)

36**

Boph

 < 0.05

Abdominal wall (n = 1982)

Tense

376a (28.0)

162b (47.9)

185c (61.1)

723 (36.5)

139**

Boph

 < 0.05

  1. Within rows, values with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05), Boph Bonferroni post hoc test
  2. ns not significant (P > 0.05)
  3. *P < 0.05
  4. **P < 0.01