A Study of Lipid Absorption in Young Milk-Fed Calves with the Use of a Lymphatico-Venous Shunt for the Collection of Thoracic Duct Lymph

Abstract

A technique has been described for the collection of thoracic duct lymph from the young milk-fed calf. The establishment of a recirculating lymphatico-venous shunt permitted the repeated sampling of lymph from three calves for periods of 9-17 days, during which the animals remained in good health.