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Simplified Procedure for Abomasal Cannulation in Rumen Fistulated Goats and Sheep^1,2,

West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506

ABSTRACT

To facilitate the infusion of nutrients into the abomasum of small ruminants, an abomasal cannulation technique was developed that would allow placement through a rumen fistula. Location of the cannula was confirmed by slaughter of two wether lambs. A retaining device was developed that resisted the tendency of movement of digesta in the rumen to twist the infusion line and pull the cannula through the reticulo-omasal orifice into the reticulo-rumen. The abomasal cannula was tested for 45 days in lactating dairy goats, and all cannulae remained functional and in proper position.

¹ Published with the approval of the Director of the Director of the West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station as Scientific Paper No. 1681.

² Division of Animal and Veterinary Science.