id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-313849-lh2ixof2 Van Weeren-Keverling Buisman, A. Intraruminal administration of milk in the calf as a model for ruminal drinking: Morphological and enzymatical changes in the jejunal mucosa 1990 .txt text/plain 3881 216 54 In order to develop a calf model for studying the syndrome of ruminal drinking (RD) in veal calves, three dual-fistulated calves were used to test the effect of intraruminal administration of milk replacer on the jejunal mucosa. Means of villus length and brush border enzyme activities decreased during the period of intraruminal administration of milk. Clinical recovery from the signs of RD occurred rapidly after intraruminal administration of milk ceased and was followed by restoration of villus length and brush border enzyme activities 3–4 weeks later. A reduced lactase activity compared to the initial values was found in all three experimental calves in week 12, at the end of the induction period. A reduced lactase activity was reported in diarrhoeic calves between 10 and 30 days of age, which also showed villus atrophy and crypt hyperplasia in the proximal jejunum (Landsverk, 1981) . ./cache/cord-313849-lh2ixof2.txt ./txt/cord-313849-lh2ixof2.txt