Jortner B S, Meldrum J B, Domermuth C H, Potter L M
Avian Dis. 1985 Apr-Jun;29(2):488-98.
Four-to-five-week-old turkey poults fed a diet markedly deficient in vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) abruptly developed neurologic signs such as tremor, incoordination, and recumbency shortly after being moved to new quarters. Serum concentrations of alpha-tocopherol in birds on this diet were significantly lower than control values. Associated lesions included recent ischemic necrosis of the cerebellum and spinal cord. The condition closely resembled nutritional encephalomalacia of chicks. This report represents the initial published description of that entity in turkeys.
给四周至五周龄的小火鸡喂食明显缺乏维生素E（α-生育酚）的日粮，在转移到新鸡舍后不久，它们突然出现了诸如震颤、共济失调和侧卧等神经症状。食用这种日粮的鸡血清中α-生育酚的浓度显著低于对照值。相关病变包括小脑和脊髓近期的缺血性坏死。这种病症与雏鸡的营养性脑软化症非常相似。本报告是该病症在火鸡中首次发表的描述。
