Difference between revisions of "Pregnancy Toxaemia"
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=====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 | ||
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*clinical signs (neurological) | *clinical signs (neurological) | ||
**apparent blindness | **apparent blindness | ||
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**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 | ||
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| + | ==Treatment== | ||
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[[Category:Liver_-_Degenerative_Pathology]][[Category:Sheep]] | [[Category:Liver_-_Degenerative_Pathology]][[Category:Sheep]] | ||
[[Category:To_Do_-_Caz]] | [[Category:To_Do_-_Caz]] | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 9 August 2010
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Description
pregnancy toxaemia in sheep
- occurs in ewes in late pregnancy carrying twin lambs 'twin lamb disease'
- drain of carbohydrate stores is due to rapidly growing foetuses
- serious condition and highly fatal
Signalment
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
- clinical signs (neurological)
- apparent blindness
- dullness
- convulsions
- coma
- sequelae
- foetuses die
- apparent recovery in ewe until toxaemia from the decomposing foetuses results in the ewe's death