Nutrition related diseases Flashcards

1
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what does DOD stand for?

A

developmental orthopaedic disease

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Name examples of DODs?

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-angular limb deformities
-physitis
- subchondral bone cysts
wobbler syndrome (cervical vertebral malformation)

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3
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aetiology of DODs?

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  • genetic
    -trauma
    -nutritional
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Nutritional effectors of DODs?

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-low carbs
-low excersise
-excess and deficences of protein
-copper deficencies
-ca:p ratio imbalance
-phospurous or zinc excess

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5
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what does excess energy but limited protien cause?

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  • alters growth rate
    -decreases bone mass
    -reduces thyroxine (responcible for cologin and proteoglycan synthasis /effects hypertrophy and chondrocyte maturation
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What can a mineral imbalence cause?

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  • effects collogen and elsatin (copper deficency)
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what is the treatment for Dods

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  • decrease exersie
  • decrease energy intake
    ca:p balence
    -copper supplimentation
    -intra-articular steriods
  • arthropedic surgery
  • reduce carbs
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8
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Clinical signs of Exertional Rhanbdomolysis?

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  • stiffness
    -pain in gluteals
    -hard, swollen muscles
    -recumbanecy
    -myglobinuria (change in urine colur -dark)
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Causes of er?

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  • too little fibre
    -electrolyte deficency
    -selinium and vit e deficeincy
    -hormonal disturbance
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Pathology of er?

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  • muscle fibre damage (necrosis)
    -increased enzyme activity
    -leakage of enzymes and myoglobin into circulation
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treatment of er?

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-pain relif
- monitor sodium and potassium levels in blood
-electrolyte administation
-fluid thereapy
- vit e and selinium supplimentation

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12
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dietry management of a horsee suseptible to er?

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  • reduce starch ans sugar
  • increase fibre
    -aviod alfalfa
  • electrolyte supplimentation
    -vit and minerals are at correct level
  • aviod lush grass
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13
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what is white muscle diseased caused by?

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selinum and vitimin e dificency

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pathology of white muscle disease?

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  • necrosis
  • muscle fibres fragment, mineralise and inflammation occurs
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15
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what are the two forms of white muscle disease?

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skeletal and cardiac

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16
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what effects hoof health?

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-zinc
-copper
-sulfur
- elevated levels of selinum can distrubt hoof health

17
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How do you ensure hoof health?

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-biotin can be used as supplementation
-ensuring correct mineral balance