Outbreak of osteodystrophia fibrosa in young goats.
Osteodystrophia fibrosa was diagnosed in young goats which received a dict of 60% wheat straw and 40% barley for 8 months. The ratio of calcium:phosphorus in the diet was 1:1.8. The clinical signs were bilateral and symmetrical enlargement of the face, swelling of the joints, and limb deformities. The laboratory findings showed a low level of serum calcium in all affected goats. Histopathological examination revealed marked fibrous deposition and osteoclasia in bones of the maxilla and mandible.
Aslani
M R
MR
Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowski University of Mashhad, Iran.
Movassaghi
A R
AR
Mohri
M
M
Seifi
H A
HA
D000821:Animal Feed; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005121:Extremities / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006041:Goats; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D010002:Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011379:Prognosis