Zinc Deficiency‐Like Syndrome in Fleckvieh Calves: Clinical and Pathological Findings and Differentiation from Bovine Hereditary Zinc Deficiency

Zinc Deficiency‐Like Syndrome in Fleckvieh Calves: Clinical and Pathological Findings and Differentiation from Bovine Hereditary Zinc Deficiency

Background Zinc deficiency‐like (ZDL) syndrome is an inherited defect of Fleckvieh calves, with striking similarity to bovine hereditary zinc deficiency (BHZD). However, the causative mutation in a phospholipase D4 encoding gene (PLD4) shows no connection to zinc metabolism. Objectives To describe c...

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Main Authors: M.C. Langenmayer, S. Jung, M. Majzoub‐Altweck, F.M. Trefz, C. Seifert, G. Knubben‐Schweizer, R. Fries, W. Hermanns, N.S. Gollnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Subjects:
BHZD
Bovine
Genetic defect
PLD4
ZDL syndrome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15040

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