A ridged rumen cannula made from polyvinyl chloride pipe fittings and plexi-glass at a material's cost of $2.50, is ideally suited for use on small ruminants. Its advantages over other rumen cannula designs include its simple construction, maintenance, ease of sampling, and immediate availability for use following surgical installation. A threaded outer adjustable washer provides a means of lightly tightening the cannula to the body wall thus preventing leakage and dislodgment of the cannula. The cannula can be adapted for various small ruminants by varying the size of the pipe fittings used to construct the cannula. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
Scholarly peer-reviewed articles published by the Society for Range Management. Access articles on a rolling-window basis from vol. 1, 1948 up to 5 years from the current year. Formerly Journal of Range Management (JRM). More recent content is available by subscription from SRM.