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Metabolic disorders in cattle
- Differential Diagnosis for milk fever
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Disease |
Distinguishing Features |
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Hypomagnesemia (Grass tetany) |
Excitement, convulsions, not flaccid paralysis |
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Ketosis |
Acetone smell, normal calcium |
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Downer cow syndrome |
Cow remains recumbent after calcium correction |
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Mastitis |
Fever, abnormal milk |
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Metritis |
Foul uterine discharge |
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Botulism |
Progressive paralysis without hypocalcemia |
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Rabies |
Aggression, neurological signs |
