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abdominal wall abnormal abomasum acid acute affected animals artery associated auscultation bladder blood body bone caecum calcium cardiac cattle cause cavity cells chronic clinical examination clinical signs colour condition degree detected diagnosis diaphragm disease distension dog and cat dorsal enlargement erythrocytes faeces fluid frequently function gland haemorrhage heart heart sounds horse increased indicated infection inflammatory intercostal space intestine involving Johne's disease kidney lesions leucocytes liver lumbar lung lymph nodes mastitis method movements mucous membrane muscles nasal neoplasia nerve nervous normal obstruction occurs oedema oesophagus omasum organs pain palpation paralysis parasites pelvic percussion pharynx pigs position posterior presence pressure produced pulmonary pulse reaction readily recognized rectal rectum reflex renal respiration respiratory result rumen ruminal sample serum severe sheep situated skin sounds species stomach surface swelling temperature thorax tion tissues toxaemia tube tuberculin tumours urethra urinary urine usually ventral