More Information

Ovine post-parturient hypomagnesaemic ketosis

Authors: Quinlivan TD, Jopp AJ
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 29, Issue 3, pp 37-38, Mar 1981
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Minerals/elememts, Metabolic disease, Disease/defect, Energy, Locomotor, Nervous system/neurology, Parturition, Reproduction, Reproduction - female
Article class: Clinical Communication

Abstract: A fatal syndrome occurring more commonly in low-mouthed ewes of all breeds with twin lambs at foot, 2 to 3 weeks after lambing and under nutritional stress, is described. Treatment of affected ewes was generally unsuccessful, but prevention of further serious losses was achieved by supplementary feeding, preferably with lucerne hay.

Access to the full text of this article is available to members of:

SciQuest - Complimentary Subscription

If you're a member or subscriber and believe you should have access:
Login

Otherwise:
Register for an account