Difference between revisions of "Ketosis of Cattle"
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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
| + | Can often | ||
==Clinical Signs== | ==Clinical Signs== | ||
| + | Reduced feed intake is often the first clinical sign. Cows often refuse grain before forage. In group-fed | ||
| + | Decreased milk yield, lethargy and an “empty” appearing abdomen.Rumen motility is variable, but often hypoactive following reduced intake. | ||
| + | Central Nervous System disturbances are present in a minority of cases and include incoordination, agression excesssive licking and chewing and occassionally bellowing. | ||
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*due to excessive loss of glucose in the milk | *due to excessive loss of glucose in the milk | ||
*milk yield drops | *milk yield drops | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 3 August 2010
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This article is still under construction. |
| Also known as: | Acetonemia Ketonemia |
| See also: | Ketosis |
Description
Signalment
Occurs in high yielding dairy cows a few weeks postpartum.
Diagnosis
Can often
Clinical Signs
Reduced feed intake is often the first clinical sign. Cows often refuse grain before forage. In group-fed Decreased milk yield, lethargy and an “empty” appearing abdomen.Rumen motility is variable, but often hypoactive following reduced intake. Central Nervous System disturbances are present in a minority of cases and include incoordination, agression excesssive licking and chewing and occassionally bellowing.
- due to excessive loss of glucose in the milk
- milk yield drops
- smell of ketones on the breath
- ketones excreted in the milk
- self-limiting condition