Congenital nutritional muscular dystrophy in a beef calf.
A 13-hour-old Aberdeen-Angus was involuntarily recumbent since birth. Congenital nutritional muscular dystrophy was suspected based on clinical findings, increased serum creatine kinase, and decreased serum vitamin E and selenium levels. Recovery followed after supportive therapy and parenteral vitamin E and selenium. Reports of this disease in newborn calves are unusual.
Abutarbush
Sameeh M
SM
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4. sameeh75@hotmail.com
Radostits
Otto M
OM
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D009137:Muscular Dystrophy, Animal / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012643:Selenium / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014810:Vitamin E; D012643:Selenium