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milk fever

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004125

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004125
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsparturient paresis
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoperiparturient diseases and disorders; hypocalcemia; cattle diseases
TranslationsSpanish: fiebre vitularia
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004125",
  "term": "milk fever",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "periparturient diseases and disorders",
    "hypocalcemia",
    "cattle diseases"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "fiebre vitularia"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/milk-fever/"
}

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