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- Title
Hypomagnesaemic tetany in lactating Cheviot gimmers associated with pasture, sodium deficiency.
- Authors
Sargison, N. D.; Macrae, A. I.; Scoott, P. R.
- Abstract
Describes the investigation of hypomagnesemic tetany in a small flock of lactating Cheviot gimmers. Determination of magnesium concentrations in the body fluids; Effects of high metabolic requirements, secretion into the milk and poor absorption from the forestomach; Relation of magnesium absorption to both dietary magnesium availability and the permeability of the forestomach wall.
- Subjects
HYPOMAGNESEMIA; DEFICIENCY diseases in domestic animals; CHEVIOT sheep; MAGNESIUM metabolism; DIET
- Publication
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2004, Vol 155, Issue 21, p674
- ISSN
0042-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/vr.155.21.674