Greig A, Hunter A R
Vet Rec. 1980 Jul 19;107(3):62-3. doi: 10.1136/vr.107.3.62.
An unusual increase in cases of nutritional myopathy in sheep hoggs occurred in the spring of 1979 in the Scottish Borders. The usual overwinter diet for the area was turnips supplemented by home grown cereal, which is grossly deficient in selenium and vitamin E. This year the deficiency was further compounded by a cold wet winter, high stocking densities and certain management procedures, which probably caused the sudden upsurge of cases of myopathy.
1979年春天,苏格兰边境地区的幼龄绵羊出现了营养性肌病病例异常增加的情况。该地区通常的越冬饲料是芜菁,并辅以自家种植的谷物,而这些饲料严重缺乏硒和维生素E。今年,寒冷潮湿的冬季、高饲养密度以及某些管理程序使这种缺乏情况更加严重,这可能导致了肌病病例的突然激增。