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Clinical Signs:
opisthotonus
Clinical description:
This chick is exhibiting opisthotonus, a backward flexion of the head and neck. This nervous sign, associated with vitamin E deficiency, is caused by encephalomalacia.
Record number:
7119
Case number:
Unknown
Breed:
White Leghorn
Clinical form:
Unknown
Infection type:
Unknown
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Select One
Priority:
1
Rights:
© Cornell University
Image source URL:
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/vet_avian/images/VIT E-SELENIUM adjusted/VIT E-SELENIUM - 074A.jpg
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