If the information on this page can help prevent the loss of a sheep to bloat, it will have been worth my time to put this information here. In the simplest of explanations, bloat is an excess of gases in the rumen of sheep.
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a hormone, produced mainly by cardiomyocytes, with a major role in cardiovascular homeostatic mechanisms such as natriuresis and vasodilation, which serve to regulate blood pressure.
Ectopic ADH secretion is the release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH, also called vasopressin, or AVP) from a place in the body where it is not normally produced. ADH is a substance produced naturally by the hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland.