Diseases

White Muscle Disease

A myodegeneration most frequent in calves and lambs whose dams have been fed during gestation or longer on feeds, especially legumes (FABACEAE), grown in certain areas where selenium is either deficient or unavailable in the soil. It has been recorded in many countries. It has been produced experimentally in several species of animals on low-selenium intake. A similar myopathy occurs naturally in goats, deer, foals, and dogs but proof of the etiology is lacking. (Merck Veterinary Manual, 5th ed)

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A myodegeneration most frequent in calves and lambs whose dams have been fed during gestation or longer on feeds, especially legumes (FABACEAE), grown in certain areas where selenium is either deficient or unavailable in the soil. It has been recorded in many countries. It has been produced experimentally in several species of animals on low-selenium intake. A similar myopathy occurs naturally in goats, deer, foals, and dogs but proof of the etiology is lacking. (Merck Veterinary Manual, 5th ed)

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5 entry terms
  • Disease, White Muscle
  • Diseases, White Muscle
  • Muscle Disease, White
  • Muscle Diseases, White
  • White Muscle Diseases

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33 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, 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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a form of musc dystrophy usually in calves & lambs; manifest of selenium defic; check tag ANIMALS; coord IM with precoord animal/dis term (IM) + animal (NIM) or with animal (IM) in absence of precoord

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History Note

91(75); was see under MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL 1975-90

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  1. C22w.595.740w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. White Muscle Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014912. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014912
  2. White Muscle Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutritional_muscular_dystrophy
  3. White Muscle Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4832491