Nutrition related diseases

Question 1

what does DOD stand for?

Answer 1

developmental orthopaedic disease

Question 2

Name examples of DODs?

Answer 2

-angular limb deformities
-physitis
- subchondral bone cysts
wobbler syndrome (cervical vertebral malformation)

Question 3

aetiology of DODs?

Answer 3

• genetic
  -trauma
  -nutritional

Question 4

Nutritional effectors of DODs?

Answer 4

-low carbs
-low excersise
-excess and deficences of protein
-copper deficencies
-ca:p ratio imbalance
-phospurous or zinc excess

Question 5

what does excess energy but limited protien cause?

Answer 5

• alters growth rate
  -decreases bone mass
  -reduces thyroxine (responcible for cologin and proteoglycan synthasis /effects hypertrophy and chondrocyte maturation

Question 6

What can a mineral imbalence cause?

Answer 6

• effects collogen and elsatin (copper deficency)

Question 7

what is the treatment for Dods

Answer 7

• decrease exersie
• decrease energy intake
  ca:p balence
  -copper supplimentation
  -intra-articular steriods
• arthropedic surgery
• reduce carbs

Question 8

Clinical signs of Exertional Rhanbdomolysis?

Answer 8

• stiffness
  -pain in gluteals
  -hard, swollen muscles
  -recumbanecy
  -myglobinuria (change in urine colur -dark)

Question 9

Causes of er?

Answer 9

• too little fibre
  -electrolyte deficency
  -selinium and vit e deficeincy
  -hormonal disturbance

Question 10

Pathology of er?

Answer 10

• muscle fibre damage (necrosis)
  -increased enzyme activity
  -leakage of enzymes and myoglobin into circulation

Question 11

treatment of er?

Answer 11

-pain relif
- monitor sodium and potassium levels in blood
-electrolyte administation
-fluid thereapy
- vit e and selinium supplimentation

Question 12

dietry management of a horsee suseptible to er?

Answer 12

• reduce starch ans sugar
• increase fibre
  -aviod alfalfa
• electrolyte supplimentation
  -vit and minerals are at correct level
• aviod lush grass

Question 13

what is white muscle diseased caused by?

Answer 13

selinum and vitimin e dificency

Question 14

pathology of white muscle disease?

Answer 14

• necrosis
• muscle fibres fragment, mineralise and inflammation occurs

Question 15

what are the two forms of white muscle disease?

Answer 15

skeletal and cardiac

Question 16

what effects hoof health?

Answer 16

-zinc
-copper
-sulfur
- elevated levels of selinum can distrubt hoof health

Question 17

How do you ensure hoof health?

Answer 17

-biotin can be used as supplementation
-ensuring correct mineral balance