Displaced abomasum : forms, treatment, and prevention

Abstract

During my practice with several doctors in Lebanon, I attempted to document abomasal displacement in one hundred and twenty cases. In international literature, 80-90% of all displacements are LDA [12]. However, in Lebanon, results show almost 99% prevalence of LDA over RDA, and after scrutinizing questioning and investigation, there seemed to be a major link to a bad quality feed supply as well as a traditional management and husbandry practices in Lebanon. Analysis show that in Lebanon the left abomasal displacement is rather more severe than elsewhere simply because of the more traditional and low-producing extensive dairy husbandry systems common in Lebanon. Most of the surgeries proved to be efficient worldwide; however in Lebanon I observed only the right flank omentopexy procedure. In the future, I aim to introduce more modern surgical methods such as toggle-pin methods and laparoscopy.