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3.3 Nutritional Myopathy in Cattle; from a Clinical Problem to Experimental Models for Studying Selenium, Vitamin E and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

C. H. McMurray ,
D. A. Rice  and
S. Kennedy
C. H. McMurray
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Laboratories, Stoney Road, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3SD
D. A. Rice
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Laboratories, Stoney Road, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3SD
S. Kennedy
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Laboratories, Stoney Road, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3SD
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A number of diseases of ruminants are related to deficiencies of vitamin E and selenium (Se). Nutritional myopathy or white muscle disease (Blaxter and Sharman, 1953; Oksanen, 1965; Allen, Bradley, Berrett, Parr, Swannack, Barton and MacPhee, 1975; McMurray and McEldowney, 1977) affects the young bovine. Crawley and Bradley (1978) have described a sudden death syndrome in Se-deficient, bucket-fed, calves, which disappeared when Se was added to the diet.

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3. Predicting Trace Element Disorders
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 7: Trace Elements in Animal Production and Veterinary Practice , 1983 , pp. 61 - 73
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1983

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