Megaesophagus in sheep and goats

ABSTRACT: Megaesophagus is a rare disease in ruminants characterized by regurgitation of rumen contents. In this paper it was described cases of megaesophagus in two sheep and two goats on a farm in the state of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. All animals showed regurgitation of rumen contents and wei...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Melo Nascimento, Édipo Moreira Campos, Lisanka Ângelo Maia, Rosane Maria Trindade Medeiros, Maria Dalva Bezerra de Alcântara, Sara Dantas Vilar, Franklin Riet-Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2016-01-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016005011110&lng=en&tlng=en