Bloat in livestock: How it occurs, types and signs

Watch their diet: Bloating could do this to your cow. [File, Standard]

You have heard of a farmer who woke up in the morning only to find one or several of his animals dead with their stomachs distended.

Bloat is a dangerous condition that affects cattle, goat and sheep when there is an abrupt nutritional change in the diet especially when they feed on lush green pasture following long rains. This means animals have too much gas in their stomach.