Table 1.

Ultrasonographic findings of 40 cows with LDA

Exploratory area	Findings	Number of animals
Dorsal part of rib cage	Reverberation artifacts	40
Median part of rib cage	Reverberation artifacts	37
	Homogenous hypoechoic structure	23
Ventral part of rib cage	Reverberation artifacts	14
	Homogenous hypoechoic structure	32
	Heterogeneous echogenic structure	5
	Wavy or sickle shaped echogenic strips	26
Left ventral abdomen region	Homogenous hypoechoic structure	3
	Wavy or sickle shaped echogenic strips	2
	Echogenic loop	30