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Clinical Signs: 
Paresis, prostration
Clinical description: 
The clinical signs of vitamin E deficiency typically develop in chicks between 15 and 30 days old. Nervous signs may include ataxia, opisthotonus, torticollis, myoclonus, paresis, and eventually prostration, as seen here. These nervous signs are caused by encephalomalacia of the cerebellum and cerebrum.
Record number: 
7101
Case number: 
Unknown
Breed: 
White Leghorn
Clinical form: 
Unknown
Infection type: 
Unknown
Housing/mgmnt type: 
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