[Suffocating, slow calves with a thick neck. Iodine deficiency in cattle].
On a dairy farm situated 200 km from the sea on sandy soil an increasing problem arose during 3 years with new-born calves showing a thickness over the larynx. The calves and close-in heifers proved to be severely deficient in trace elements. The new born calves had goitre. The clinical picture, diagnosis and therapy/prevention are discussed.
van Wuijckhuise
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Gezondheidsdienst voor Dieren, postbus 9, 7400 AA Deventer. l.v.wuyckhuise@gdvdieren.nl
Groeneveld
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Counotte
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006042:Goiter / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D007455:Iodine / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood
D014284:Triiodothyronine; D007455:Iodine; D013974:Thyroxine