Difference between revisions of "Ketosis"
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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 | ||
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Description
Signalment
Diagnosis
Clinical signs
Laboratory Tests
Treatment
Prognosis
References
- 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: