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====[[Ketosis]]====

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*due to an excessive drain on carbohydrate stores because pregnant and lactating animals have a continuous demand for glucose

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*ketosis results when fat metabolism which occurs in response to the increased energy demand is excessive

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*ketone bodies accumulate in the blood and there is marked fatty change in the liver

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*can occur in starvation but commonly seen in two conditions in livestock:

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~~[[Ketosis of Cattle]]~~

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~~[[Pregnancy Toxaemia]]~~

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