- hepatosis dietetica
- a form of vitamin E–selenium deficiency syndrome (q.v.) in pigs, characterized by necrosis of the liver, edema, and often sudden death. Called also dietary hepatic necrosis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
hepatosis dietetica
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dietary hepatic necrosis — hepatosis dietetica … Medical dictionary
vitamin E–selenium deficiency syndrome — a deficiency disease of pigs whose diet is low in vitamin E and selenium, most commonly rapidly growing, recently weaned piglets. It usually manifests as either hepatosis dietetica or mulberry heart disease, and affected animals may die suddenly… … Medical dictionary
