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<blockquote data-quote="alisonb" data-source="post: 877135" data-attributes="member: 13050"><p>It doesn't exactly dilute the milk but the hydrochloric acid, rennin and pepsin enzymes in the abomasum which are responsible for the curding action of the milk. The only liquid that enters the calves abomasum should be milk. When the calf learns to drink water by itself the esophageal groove closes and the water bypasses the abomasum and flows into the rumen. The curd or clot forms about 10 min after milk is fed, the protein/whey split takes place producing lactose that is almost instantly absorbed into the bloodstream for energy and the left over curd is digested over the next 12 or so hours. </p><p>Scours often results from an overflow of the abomasum into the rumen, where the 'overflow' cannot be digested and ferments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alisonb, post: 877135, member: 13050"] It doesn't exactly dilute the milk but the hydrochloric acid, rennin and pepsin enzymes in the abomasum which are responsible for the curding action of the milk. The only liquid that enters the calves abomasum should be milk. When the calf learns to drink water by itself the esophageal groove closes and the water bypasses the abomasum and flows into the rumen. The curd or clot forms about 10 min after milk is fed, the protein/whey split takes place producing lactose that is almost instantly absorbed into the bloodstream for energy and the left over curd is digested over the next 12 or so hours. Scours often results from an overflow of the abomasum into the rumen, where the 'overflow' cannot be digested and ferments. [/QUOTE]
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