Vorster B J
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1984 Mar;55(1):39-40.
Six 1 1/2-month old ostrich chickens in the Upington district of the Cape Province developed lameness. Two died and pathological examination of one of them revealed lesions identical to those of white muscle disease in the larger muscle groups. Vitamin E-selenium therapy cured the other 4. The diet of the animals consisted mainly of lucerne (alfalfa).
在开普省乌平顿地区，6只1个半月大的鸵鸟鸡出现跛行症状。其中2只死亡，对其中1只进行的病理检查显示，较大肌肉群中的病变与白肌病的病变相同。维生素E-硒疗法治愈了另外4只。这些动物的饮食主要是苜蓿。
