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G79-465 Urinary Calculi (Waterbelly) In Cattle And Sheep, Ivan G. Rush, Dale Grotelueschen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This publication discusses the symptoms, management and treatment of various types of urinary calculi diseases in cattle and sheep.

The term "urinary calculi" refers to deposits in the urinary tract. These deposits may block the flow of urine, particularly in male cattle and sheep. Prolonged blockage generally results in rupture of the urinary bladder or urethra, releasing urine into the surrounding tissues. This produces the condition commonly referred to as "waterbelly."

Two types of urinary calculi, both mineral in nature, predominate in cattle and sheep: (1) the phosphatic type formed principally under feedlot conditions and (2) the siliceous type occurring …

Ec79-219 1979 Nebraska Swine Report, R. D. Fritschen, B.D. Moser, Gayle Watts, Erik R. Cleveland, P.J. Cunningham, R. K. Johnson, Austin J. Lewis, William Ahlschwede, Alex Hogg, Gerald Bodman, Dwane R. Zimmerman, R.D. Geisert, E.R. Peo Jr., Roy Carlson, D.M. Danielson, D.S. Pollmann, M.A. Crenshaw, D.K. O'Connell, Roger W. Mandigo, D.G. Olson, Elbert C. Dickey, B.L. Seman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This 1979 Nebraska Swine Report was prepared by the staff in Animal Science and cooperating departments for use in the Extension and Teaching programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Authors from the following areas contributed to this publication: Swine Nutrition, swine diseases, pathology, economics, engineering, swine breeding, meats, agronomy, and diagnostic laboratory. It covers the following areas: breeding, disease control, feeding, nutrition, economics, housing and meats.