Large Animal 1: Nutritional Diseases of Ruminants

Caused by lush pastures or low roughage in diet

Clostridium perfringens overgrowth in you animals that overeat milk or grain. Often fatal, vx available.

Lack of clostridium intake

Occurs with animals that have a negative energy balance

Low magnesium in grass

Low blood calcium in early lactation, causes weakness and paralysis.
AKA parturient paresis

Gas filled abomasum  becomes displaced

Energy deficient animals metabolize fat and produce ketones.
Typically seen post-partum during heavy lactation.

Deficiency of selenium and vitamin E

Uroliths in males
Calcium imbalance

Rumen pH <5
Usually from overeating

Low vitamin D
Weak bones

AKA polio
Cerebral necrosis/neuro signs