Showing papers on "White Muscle Disease published in 1992"
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31 Aug 1992TL;DR: In this article, cases of white muscle disease in calves in Japan were divided into skeletal muscle type with degeneration of skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle type, and the levels of tocopherol and selenium.
Abstract: White muscle disease (WMD) in calves is a nutritional degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscle caused by tocopherol deficiency1, selenium deficiency2 or both3. Author et al. researched WMD in livestock (calves, lambs, foals) in Japan and clarified that the disease is caused by deficiencies of selenium and tocopherol4,5,6). In this study, cases of WMD in calves in Japan were divided into skeletal muscle type with degeneration of skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle type with degeneration of cardiac muscle. We compared the clinico-pathological observations and the levels of tocopherol and selenium.
TL;DR: Issues involved are examined and it is concluded that the low levels of selenium involved, together with protective mechanisms operating in the environment, render agricultural usage effective and safe.