Moir D C, Masters H G
Aust Vet J. 1979 Aug;55(8):360-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1979.tb15889.x.
Outbreaks of Hepatosis Dietetica (HD), Nutritional Myopathy (NM) and Mulberry Heart Disease (MHD) in Western Australia are described. Hepatic selenium concentrations were low in pigs with HD and NM, but not with MHD. The mean hepatic selenium concentration in pigs unaffected with these conditions was 1.07 +/- 0.12 ppm dry wt. Cereal grain in an area of Western Australia where HD and NM frequently occur was found to be low in selenium and the addition of 0.1 ppm selenium to pig rations appeared to be an effective prophylactic measure. The extensive use of lupin seed as a protein source replacing much of the meat meal in pig rations may have contributed to an increase in the incidence of HD and NM.
本文描述了西澳大利亚州发生的营养性肝病（HD）、营养性肌病（NM）和桑椹心病（MHD）疫情。患HD和NM的猪肝脏硒浓度较低，但患MHD的猪并非如此。未受这些病症影响的猪肝脏硒平均浓度为1.07±0.12 ppm（干重）。在西澳大利亚州HD和NM经常发生的地区，发现谷物含硒量低，在猪日粮中添加0.1 ppm硒似乎是一种有效的预防措施。在猪日粮中大量使用羽扇豆籽作为蛋白质来源替代大部分肉粉，可能导致了HD和NM发病率的上升。
