Zinc Deficiency-Like Syndrome in Fleckvieh Calves: Clinical and Pathological Findings and Differentiation from Bovine Hereditary Zinc Deficiency.

Martin C LangenmayerS JungM Majzoub-AltweckFlorian M TrefzC SeifertG Knubben-SchweizerR FriesW HermannsN S Gollnick

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2018)

ZDL syndrome should be suspected in Fleckvieh calves with crusting dermatitis together with diarrhea or respiratory tract inflammations without response to oral zinc supplementation. Definite diagnosis requires molecular genetic confirmation of the PLD4 mutation.

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