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polioencephalomalacia

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  • noun laminar cortical necrosis, a disease of cattle, sheep and goats, characterized by softening of the cerebrocortical grey matter in a layered pattern

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  • There is a syndrome in calves fed primarily raw soy called polioencephalomalacia, a degradation of the myelin sheath around the cerebral nerves.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2009

  • Visual-evoked potentials electroretinograms ruminants thiamine-responsive polioencephalomalacia suspected listeriosis

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