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Large Animal 1: Nutritional Diseases of Ruminants
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Caused by lush pastures or low roughage in diet
bloat
Clostridium perfringens overgrowth in you animals that overeat milk or grain. Often fatal, vx available.
enterotoxemia
Lack of clostridium intake
failure of passive transfer
Occurs with animals that have a negative energy balance
fatty liver dz
Low magnesium in grass
grass tetany
Low blood calcium in early lactation, causes weakness and paralysis.
AKA parturient paresis
milk fever
Gas filled abomasum becomes displaced
displaced abomasum
Energy deficient animals metabolize fat and produce ketones.
Typically seen post-partum during heavy lactation.
ketosis
Deficiency of selenium and vitamin E
white muscle dz
Uroliths in males
Calcium imbalance
water belly
Rumen pH <5
Usually from overeating
rumen acidosis
Low vitamin D
Weak bones
rickets
AKA polio
Cerebral necrosis/neuro signs
thiamine deficiency
Author
heather.dundas
ID
239953
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Large Animal 1: Nutritional Diseases of Ruminants
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Updated
2013-10-10T20:00:33Z
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