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==Description==

==Description==

Bloat is the ruminal distension caused by the accumulation of gas produced by the fermentation process. Bloat can be categorised according to cause into Primary bloat (frothy bloat) and secondary bloat (free gas bloat).

Bloat is the ruminal distension caused by excessive accumulation of gas produced by the fermentation process. Bloat can be categorised according to cause into '''Primary bloat''' (frothy bloat) and '''secondary bloat''' (free gas bloat).

===Primary bloat===

===Primary bloat===

===Seconday bloat===

===Seconday bloat===

** '''Free gas bloat/ Secondary bloat'''

Secondary bloat or free gas bloat results from any condition that causes oesophageal obstruction or interferes with eructation.

 

**** '''Acute'''

**** '''Acute'''

*****Due to sudden [[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|oesophageal]] obstruction, for example by a solid foreign body (e.g. a piece of potato or turnip).  

*****Due to sudden [[Oesophagus - Anatomy & Physiology|oesophageal]] obstruction, for example by a solid foreign body (e.g. a piece of potato or turnip).  

==Signalment==

==Signalment==

==Diagnosis==  

==Diagnosis==

===Clinical signs===

===Clinical signs===

==References==

==References==

 

===Pathology===

===Pathology===