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| *Sometimes caused by change in demand (pregnancy, growth, cold weather) or due to disease | | *Sometimes caused by change in demand (pregnancy, growth, cold weather) or due to disease |
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− | ===Zinc deficiency=== | + | ===[[Zinc Deficiency]]=== |
| *Mainly in dogs and pigs, sometimes ruminants | | *Mainly in dogs and pigs, sometimes ruminants |
| *'''In pigs''': | | *'''In pigs''': |
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− | ===Copper deficiency=== | + | [[Category:Integumentary System - Nutritional Pathology]] |
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| + | ===[[Copper Deficiency]]=== |
| *Hair or wool depigmentation | | *Hair or wool depigmentation |
| **Black sheep develop bands of lighter colouring | | **Black sheep develop bands of lighter colouring |
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| **Coat colour may change from black to reddish brown | | **Coat colour may change from black to reddish brown |
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− | ===Vitamin A deficiency=== | + | |
| + | [[Category:Integumentary System - Nutritional Pathology]] |
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| + | ===[[Vitamin A Deficiency]]=== |
| *In dogs | | *In dogs |
| *Grossly: generalised scaling | | *Grossly: generalised scaling |
| *Microscopically: marked follicular hyperkeratosis | | *Microscopically: marked follicular hyperkeratosis |
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− | ===Vitamin E deficiency=== | + | |
| + | [[Category:Integumentary System - Nutritional Pathology]] |
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| + | ===[[Vitamin E Deficiency]]=== |
| *Steatitis may develop in cats fed excess fatty acids or with vitamin E deficincy | | *Steatitis may develop in cats fed excess fatty acids or with vitamin E deficincy |
| *Grossly: firm, yellow or orange nodules in subcutaneous tissue | | *Grossly: firm, yellow or orange nodules in subcutaneous tissue |
| *Microscopically: nodular to diffuse granulomatous panniculitis, macrophages and giant cells, oedema, fat necrosis, [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] and ceroid pigment | | *Microscopically: nodular to diffuse granulomatous panniculitis, macrophages and giant cells, oedema, fat necrosis, [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] and ceroid pigment |
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