Cobalt deficiency in pastured sheep in the South-Western Cape Province

D. J. Schneider; E. W.P. Heine; Jennifer R. Green

doi:10.4102/jsava.v62i2.1598

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Cobalt deficiency in pastured sheep in the South-Western Cape Province

D. J. Schneider, E. W.P. Heine, Jennifer R. Green

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D. J. Schneider, Regional Veterinary Laboratory, South Africa
E. W.P. Heine, Regional Veterinary Laboratory, South Africa
Jennifer R. Green, Regional Veterinary Laboratory, South Africa

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Abstract

Annually recurrent illthrift and mortalities in a small flock of pastured sheep at the Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Stellenbosch were cured by the supplementation of cobalt. The similarities between acute cobalt deficiency and ovine white liver disease are discussed.

Keywords

Cobalt deficiency; sheep; illthrift; white liver disease

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