Congenital locomotor ataxia of lambs, thought to be associated with copper deficiency. It is characterized clinically by progressive incoordination of the hind limbs and pathologically by disruption of neuron and myelin development in the central nervous system. It is caused by a deficiency of metabolizable copper in the ewe during the last half of her pregnancy. (Dorland, 28th ed; Stedman, 26th ed)

Annotation

animal only: disease of sheep; check tag ANIMAL; don't forget also SHEEP (NIM) but do not index under SHEEP DISEASES

DUI

D013540 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0020917

Previous indexing

Sheep Diseases (1966-1967); Deficiency Diseases/veterinary (1966-1967); Demyelinating Diseases (1966-1967)

History note

91(68); was see under SHEEP DISEASES 1968-90

Public note

91; was see under SHEEP DISEASES 1968-90