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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter swatter" data-source="post: 1066894" data-attributes="member: 19962"><p>.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_symptoms_of_bloat_in_cattle" target="_blank">http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_ ... _in_cattle</a></p></blockquote><p>The basis behind the pinch test is that a distended rumen tightens the skin all over, and if you can pinch the skin, and it stays 'pinched' for a couple seconds, it's supposedly shows a likelihood that severe bloat is not taking place. Not a very scientific method imo. </p><p></p><p>Bread is a "hot" feed. It's like <a href="http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/digestive_system/diseases_of_the_ruminant_forestomach/grain_overload_in_ruminants.html" target="_blank">grain overload.</a>[/quote]</p><p> The "pinch test" has nothing to do with bloat, but rather dehydration. The pinch stays pinched because the cells have shrunk .</p><p> I agree it is exactly like grain overload.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="skeeter swatter, post: 1066894, member: 19962"] . [url=http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_symptoms_of_bloat_in_cattle]http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_ ... _in_cattle[/url][/quote] The basis behind the pinch test is that a distended rumen tightens the skin all over, and if you can pinch the skin, and it stays 'pinched' for a couple seconds, it's supposedly shows a likelihood that severe bloat is not taking place. Not a very scientific method imo. Bread is a "hot" feed. It's like [url=http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/digestive_system/diseases_of_the_ruminant_forestomach/grain_overload_in_ruminants.html]grain overload.[/url][/quote] The "pinch test" has nothing to do with bloat, but rather dehydration. The pinch stays pinched because the cells have shrunk . I agree it is exactly like grain overload. [/QUOTE]
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