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parturient paresis [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

A partial paralysis that occurs at or near the time the young is born and lactation begins. The mother mobilizes large amounts of calcium to produce milk to feed the newborn, and blood Ca levels drop below the point necessary for impulse transmission along the nerve trunks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Névrose vitulaire caractérisée par une paraplégie post-partum qui se produit chez la vache quelques heures après le vêlage, chez les vaches bonnes laitières ayant fait au moins 3 à 4 veaux et appartenant de préférence à certaines lignées.

OBS

Généralement causée par une hypocalcémie aiguë

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina veterinaria
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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