Polioencephalomalacia in adult sheep grazing pastures with prostrate pigweed.

Category Primary study
JournalThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
Year 2005
Polioencephalomalacia was diagnosed in 2 animals from different farms. In apparently healthy animals from same farms, fecal thiaminase and a significant reduction in erythrocyte trans-ketolase activity was observed. The presence of thiaminase in Amaranthus blitoides could have contributed to the development of polioencephalomalacia in sheep grazing on natural pastures.
Epistemonikos ID: 7ccebf93b81b3e2e5e834035cdcae7f81b0a62f9
First added on: Sep 19, 2024