Phosphorus supplements and fluorosis in cattle--a northern Australian experience.

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Pub Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0370616 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0005-0423 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00050423 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Aust Vet J Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell Pub.
Original Publication: New South Wales : Australian Veterinary Association

Cattle Diseases/*chemically induced ; Fluoride Poisoning/*veterinary ; Fluorosis, Dental/*veterinary ; Lameness, Animal/*chemically induced ; Phosphates/*adverse effects; Animals ; Bone and Bones/chemistry ; Bone and Bones/pathology ; Cattle ; Cattle Diseases/etiology ; Female ; Fluoride Poisoning/complications ; Fluoride Poisoning/etiology ; Fluorides/analysis ; Fluorides/urine ; Fluorosis, Dental/etiology ; Male ; Phosphates/administration & dosage ; Phosphorus/deficiency

Chronic fluoride toxicosis caused lameness, dental lesions and illthrift in an extensive beef cattle herd in northern Australia. Up to 15% of the herd was lame and the disease forced the culling of large numbers of cows. The source of fluoride was fertiliser-grade monoammonium and diammonium phosphate fed as part of a mineral supplement. Large quantities of mineral supplement were provided to the cattle because lameness was attributed to phosphorus deficiency, which is endemic in the area. Most lameness developed in the late dry season in the post-lactation phase. Severe lameness was caused by fractured pedal bones.

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Date Created: 19931001 Date Completed: 19940111 Latest Revision: 20190718

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