Pregnancy Toxemia of Ewes, Does, and Beef Cows

摘要: Pregnancy toxemia commonly affects pregnant ewes and does during late gestation. This metabolic disease is thought to result from disruption of the dam's glucose homeostatic mechanism in response increased nutritional demands rapidly developing fetal placental unit. Commercial production systems are comprised a variety nutritional, metabolic, genetic, physiologic, environmental, economic, health, management factors that singularly or as group influence clinical expression pregnancy toxemia. Recognizing role plays controlling these inputs crucial prevention treatment programs.