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==Description==
=====pregnancy toxaemia in sheep=====
=====pregnancy toxaemia in sheep=====
*occurs in ewes in late pregnancy carrying twin lambs ''''twin lamb disease''''
*occurs in ewes in late pregnancy carrying twin lambs ''''twin lamb disease''''
*drain of carbohydrate stores is due to rapidly growing foetuses
*drain of carbohydrate stores is due to rapidly growing foetuses
*serious condition and highly fatal
*serious condition and highly fatal
==Signalment==
==Diagnosis==
==Clinical Signs==
*clinical signs (neurological)
*clinical signs (neurological)
**apparent blindness
**apparent blindness
**foetuses die
**foetuses die
**apparent recovery in ewe until toxaemia from the decomposing foetuses results in the ewe's death
**apparent recovery in ewe until toxaemia from the decomposing foetuses results in the ewe's death
==Treatment==
==Prognosis==
==References==
[[Category:Liver_-_Degenerative_Pathology]][[Category:Sheep]]
[[Category:Liver_-_Degenerative_Pathology]][[Category:Sheep]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Caz]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Caz]]