Clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of caecal displacement in calves fed reconstituted milk.

On the basis of a large number of cases the occurrence of displacement of the caecum is reported in calves fed reconstituted milk. This displacement, a classification of which is given, occurs with the movement of the caecum into the left half of the abdomen in contrast to what occurs in animals fed a different diet. After a description of the various clinical and diagnostic aspects, details are given of the surgical technique used for treatment, and an aetiopathogenic hypothesis is formulated to explain the disease process.