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Kōrero: Diseases of sheep, cattle and deer

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Bloat

Bloat is common in cattle, especially in early spring, and is due to a large build-up of froth in the rumen. This causes a characteristically swollen left side.

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Craig Potton Publishing

Reference: Paul Martin, Lifestyle farming in New Zealand. Nelson: Craig Potton Publishing, 2006, p. 96

by Paul Martin

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Gary Clark, Neville Grace rāua ko Ken Drew, Diseases of sheep, cattle and deer – Cattle poisoning and feed-related diseases, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17522/bloat (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gary Clark, Neville Grace rāua ko Ken Drew, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.