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Concept information

Preferred term

milk fever

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A disease of pregnant and lactating cows and ewes leading to generalized paresis and death. The disease, which is characterized by hypocalcemia, occurs at or shortly after parturition in cows and within weeks before or after parturition in ewes.

Synonyms

  • parturient paresis

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/23111

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