Diseases

Parturient Paresis

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Milk Fever, Animal
  • Animal Milk Fever
  • Fever, Animal Milk
  • Pareses, Parturient
  • Paresis, Parturient
  • Parturient Pareses

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32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

animal only, exper or vet; in cows & ewes: check tags ANIMALS + FEMALE + PREGNANCY & don't forget CATTLE DISEASES (IM) + CATTLE (NIM) or SHEEP DISEASES (IM) + SHEEP (NIM)

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Hypocalcemia/veterinary (1966-1974)

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  1. C22w.695w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Parturient Paresis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010319. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010319
  2. Parturient Paresis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_fever
  3. Parturient Paresis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1934459