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*due to an excessive drain on carbohydrate stores because pregnant and lactating animals have a continuous demand for glucose | *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 | *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 | + | *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: | *can occur in starvation but commonly seen in two conditions in livestock: | ||
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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'''' | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 7 June 2010
Liver - Degenerative Pathology
associated with derangement of carbohydrate metabolism
Diabetes mellitus
Ketosis
- 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:
(acetonemia)
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
- 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
associated with anoxia and toxaemia
anoxia
- passive congestion
- anaemias
toxaemia
- toxins absorbed from the gut interfere with many stages of triglyceride metabolism
Pages in category "Liver - Degenerative Pathology"
The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.