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Acute vitamin B Deficiency Caused by??
by Runaway Deere » Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:46 pm
mind you this steer has been down 4 whole days.
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some extra vit B. Steer is now doing great, we figured out he had Polioencephalomalacia.
AKA PEM & polio.
Source: http://www.cattletoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=73932&sid=93065eea84a5a4ee4c23098b4094022b

here is the link to the Merck manual
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index ... 102000.htm

The Merck Veterinarian Manual

Polioencephalomalacia (PEM) is an important neurologic disease of ruminants that is seen worldwide. Cattle, sheep, goats, deer, and camelids are affected. The term PEM denotes a lesion with certain gross and microscopic features that are not specific for a particular etiology or pathogenesis. Historically, PEM has been associated with altered thiamine status, but more recently an association with high sulfur intake has been observed.
FYI: That “but more recently an association with high sulfur intake has been observed” can be the result of feeding Ethanol corn gluten ( now AKA distillers grain ) to either the momma before the calf was born or to him after he was born.
IMO extreme caution should be taken when feeding corn gluten.
SL
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