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- Common Nutritional Diseases in Farm Animals
Nutritional diseases can be caused by specific nutrient deficiencies, excesses or imbalances, or by metabolic disturbances. This may develop as a result of deficiency (undernutrition), excess(overnutrition), or imbalance (malnutrition) of nutrients present in their food.
Common nutritional diseases in farm animals include;
i. Bloat:
| Animal | Symptoms | Transmission | Prevention and Control |
| All domestic animals. | • Swollen stomach • Diarrhoea • Vomiting • Death | Consumption of lush green leguminous fodder (high proteinous feed) | Regulate the protein content of feed |
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