LECTURE XLVIII 

 HOVEN, OR BLOAT (ACUTE TYMPANITES) 



Hoven, or bloat, is a form of indigestion in cattle and sheep 

 which is characterized by an abnormal collection of gas in the 

 first stomach or paunch. 



Causes. — Bloat is caused by excessive fermentation, which 

 results indirectly from such conditions as sudden changes from 

 dry food to pasture, or from one pasture to a better one, or 



Fig. 77. — Showing Where to Tap. (M. H. S.) 

 See white cross in the flank. 



from grass to clover. Easily fermented foods favor hoven. 

 Grasses or clovers, wet by dew or rain, seem especially apt to 

 cause hoven. 



Frosted roots and impaction from overfeeding may also re- 

 sult in arrested digestion, and then hoven ensues. Sick cattle 

 frequently bloat after lying for a long time on the side. Choke 

 often leads to hoven. 



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