Investigation of an outbreak of physitis in calves
| dc.contributor.author | Weix, Roxann | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-08-11T19:17:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-08-11T19:17:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006-11-15 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This report discusses the investigation into a complaint of "swollen feet" in heifers on a large dairy farm. On physical examination, a diagnosis of physitis was made. Approximately 90% of the heifers aged 4-14 months were affected, with the 10-12 month-old heifers most severely affected. Nutritional causes of physitis were investigated. Vitamin D overdose was suspected, so hyena disease and hypervitaminosis D were also investigated. Ultimately, TMR analyses showed a calcium excess and an elevated Ca:P ratio of 4:1, which were identified as the likely causes of physitis. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1813/13430 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Senior seminar paper | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Seminar SF610.1 2007 W45 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cattle -- Diseases -- Nutritional aspects | en_US |
| dc.title | Investigation of an outbreak of physitis in calves | en_US |
| dc.type | term paper | en_US |