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Metabolic Diseases in Farm Animals discusses metabolic diseases in farm livestock, focusing on four clinical syndromes-parturient hypocalcaemia, hypomagnesaemia, ketosis, and bloat. This book discusses metabolic disorders associated with water, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, nitrogen, and ph...

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Main Author: Payne, Jack Marsh
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: London : Heinemann Medical Books, 1977.
Subjects:
Metabolism > Disorders.
Veterinary medicine.
Ruminants > Diseases.
Domestic animals > Diseases.
Metabolic Diseases
Veterinary Medicine
Métabolisme, Troubles du, chez les animaux.
Ruminants > Maladies.
Animaux domestiques > Maladies.
Troubles du métabolisme.
Médecine vétérinaire.
veterinary medicine.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
Ruminants > Diseases
Domestic animals > Diseases
Metabolism > Disorders
Veterinary medicine
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Metabolic Diseases in Farm Animals discusses metabolic diseases in farm livestock, focusing on four clinical syndromes-parturient hypocalcaemia, hypomagnesaemia, ketosis, and bloat. This book discusses metabolic disorders associated with water, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorus. The parturient paresis, which causes considerable metabolic stress and disrupts the daily pattern of feeding and digestion of dairy cows is also elaborated. This text covers the changes in mineral metabolism at parturition; factors predisposing dairy cows to parturient paresis; cause of pa.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 206 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781483192994
1483192997