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*due to an excessive drain on carbohydrate stores because pregnant and lactating animals have a continuous demand for glucose
*ketosis results when fat metabolism which occurs in response to the increased energy demand is excessive
*ketone bodies accumulate in the blood and there is marked fatty change in the liver
*can occur in starvation but commonly seen in two conditions in livestock:
[[Ketosis of Cattle]]
[[Pregnancy Toxaemia]]
[[Category:Liver_-_Degenerative_Pathology]]