Etiology

ETIOLOGY

  • Ca, P & vit D deficiency
    • Absolute deficiency
    • Imbalance of Ca : P in diet
  • Deficiency of Ca/ P leads to
    • Hypoplasia which causes rickets in young animal
    • Atropy resulting in Osteomalacia in adult ruminants
    • Osteodystrophia fibrosa in adult pig & horses
    • Perosis is a condition in chicks, due to Osteodystrophy
  • Inadequate nutrition
  • Hypo & Hyper vitaminosis A results in Osteodystrophic changes in cattle & swine
  • Prolonged feeding of High Ca diet in Bulls leads to Hypercalcitonism.
  • Multiple vitamin & mineral deficiency results in Osteodystrophy in cattle
  • Chemical agents eg. chronic lead poisoning, fluorine poisoning
  • Inherited & congenital cause eg. Achondroplasia, chondrodystrophy & osteogenesis imperfecti.
  • In Chronic interstitial Nephritis there is High P, So4.
  • 'Rubber Bone' in dogs is a condition which is due to hyper activity of parathyroid, resulting in demineralization (Fibrous Osteodystrophy).
  • Deficiency of P in Horse → Big head or mandible disease
Last modified: Thursday, 19 January 2012, 6:18 AM