Spontaneous fractures and hypocuprosis in pen-backgrounded Holstein calves
Bone fractures are a frequent cause of limp in cattle, being pre-existing bone lesions among the predisposing factors. However, there is scant information about the natural occurrence of bone disease. This report aimed to describe an outbreak of spontaneous fractures associated with hypocuprosis in...
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Brazilian Association of Veterinary Pathology
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| author | Castro, Damian Jesus Nahuel Mattioli, Guillermo Alberto Margineda, Carlos Augusto |
| author_browse | Castro, Damian Jesus Nahuel Margineda, Carlos Augusto Mattioli, Guillermo Alberto |
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| description | Bone fractures are a frequent cause of limp in cattle, being pre-existing bone lesions among the predisposing factors. However, there is scant information about the natural occurrence of bone disease. This report aimed to describe an outbreak of
spontaneous fractures associated with hypocuprosis in pen-backgrounded calves. Hind limp and irreversible recumbency were noticed in 9-month-old calves of a dairy farm from Córdoba province (Argentina). The issue was only evident in males fed
a diet composed (DM) of 57% wet corn, 24% dry corn distiller grains, and 19% corn silage. No mineral mix was supplied. Accumulated morbidity and fatality rates were 5.8 and 100%, respectively. Two autopsies were performed, observing multiple femoral and rib fractures. Severe hypocupremia, very low copper levels in the liver and plasma, deficient dietary copper levels, normocalcemia, marginal hypophosphatemia, and high sulfate concentrations in the water supply were determined. Except for the decreased bone quantity and the multiple fractures, no bone lesion was observed, confirming osteoporosis as the pathological diagnosis, and hypocuprosis as the etiology. |
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| spelling | INTA158292024-08-12T14:44:53Z Spontaneous fractures and hypocuprosis in pen-backgrounded Holstein calves Castro, Damian Jesus Nahuel Mattioli, Guillermo Alberto Margineda, Carlos Augusto Ganadería Fracturas Enfermedades Oseas Lesiones Sulfatos Ganado Animal Husbandry Fractures Bone Diseases Bovinae Lesions Sulphates Livestock Osteoporosis Bone fractures are a frequent cause of limp in cattle, being pre-existing bone lesions among the predisposing factors. However, there is scant information about the natural occurrence of bone disease. This report aimed to describe an outbreak of spontaneous fractures associated with hypocuprosis in pen-backgrounded calves. Hind limp and irreversible recumbency were noticed in 9-month-old calves of a dairy farm from Córdoba province (Argentina). The issue was only evident in males fed a diet composed (DM) of 57% wet corn, 24% dry corn distiller grains, and 19% corn silage. No mineral mix was supplied. Accumulated morbidity and fatality rates were 5.8 and 100%, respectively. Two autopsies were performed, observing multiple femoral and rib fractures. Severe hypocupremia, very low copper levels in the liver and plasma, deficient dietary copper levels, normocalcemia, marginal hypophosphatemia, and high sulfate concentrations in the water supply were determined. Except for the decreased bone quantity and the multiple fractures, no bone lesion was observed, confirming osteoporosis as the pathological diagnosis, and hypocuprosis as the etiology. EEA Marcos Juárez Fil: Castro, Damián Jesús. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Marcos Juárez; Argentina Fil: Mattioli, Guillermo Alberto. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina Fil: Margineda, Carlos Augusto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Marcos Juárez; Argentina 2023-11-06T10:15:46Z 2023-11-06T10:15:46Z 2023-11-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15829 https://bjvp.org.br/v-16-n-2-21-spontaneous-fractures-and-hypocuprosis-in-pen-backgrounded-holstein-calves/ 1983-0246 https://doi.org/10.24070/bjvp.1983-0246.v16i2p139-143 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PE-L01-I026, Contribuciones para el desarrollo dustentables, el agregado de valor en origen y la innovación organizacional en el marco de la bioeconomíae sistemas ganaderos s info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Brazilian Association of Veterinary Pathology Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology 16 (2): 139-143 (2023) |
| spellingShingle | Ganadería Fracturas Enfermedades Oseas Lesiones Sulfatos Ganado Animal Husbandry Fractures Bone Diseases Bovinae Lesions Sulphates Livestock Osteoporosis Castro, Damian Jesus Nahuel Mattioli, Guillermo Alberto Margineda, Carlos Augusto Spontaneous fractures and hypocuprosis in pen-backgrounded Holstein calves |
| title | Spontaneous fractures and hypocuprosis in pen-backgrounded Holstein calves |
| title_full | Spontaneous fractures and hypocuprosis in pen-backgrounded Holstein calves |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous fractures and hypocuprosis in pen-backgrounded Holstein calves |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous fractures and hypocuprosis in pen-backgrounded Holstein calves |
| title_short | Spontaneous fractures and hypocuprosis in pen-backgrounded Holstein calves |
| title_sort | spontaneous fractures and hypocuprosis in pen backgrounded holstein calves |
| topic | Ganadería Fracturas Enfermedades Oseas Lesiones Sulfatos Ganado Animal Husbandry Fractures Bone Diseases Bovinae Lesions Sulphates Livestock Osteoporosis |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15829 https://bjvp.org.br/v-16-n-2-21-spontaneous-fractures-and-hypocuprosis-in-pen-backgrounded-holstein-calves/ https://doi.org/10.24070/bjvp.1983-0246.v16i2p139-143 |
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