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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Zinc deficiency in sheep: Field cases
Tropical Animal Health and Production, Volume 20, No. 1, Year 1988
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Description
Zinc deficiency was diagnosed in a sheep farm in Khartoum Province; the young sheep and lambs were mostly affected. Skin lesions, depression, wool eating, flexed knees and a markedly stiff gait were observed. Histopathology of the skin revealed mainly hyperkeratosis accompanied sometimes by parakeratosis. The animals responded rapidly to oral administration of zinc oxide. © 1988 Longman Group Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Suliman, Hagir B.
Sudan, Khartoum
Veterinary Research Administration Sudan
Abdelrahim, A. I.
Sudan, Khartoum
Veterinary Research Administration Sudan
Zakia, A. M.
Sudan, Khartoum
Veterinary Research Administration Sudan
Shommein, A. M.
Sudan, Khartoum
Veterinary Research Administration Sudan
Statistics
Citations: 27
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/BF02239646
ISSN:
00494747
e-ISSN:
15737438
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Mental Health