Seasonal Hypomagnesemia in reindeer on Kautokeino winter pasture in Finnmark County, Norway

Hypomagnesemia was diagnosed in reindeer on Kautokeino winter pasture in Finnmark County, Norway. The affected animals were paretic or ataxic. Mean serum magnesium levels were 0.19 +/- 0.20 mm/L (n = 6), compared to a serum Mg level of 0.82 +/- 0.17 mm/L for the reference group.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: Hoff, Bernt, Rognmo, Arne, Havre, Gustav, Morberg, Hanne
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1993
Subjects:
tetany
reindeer
Rangifer tarandus
hypomagnesemia
winter
Kautokeino
Norway
Finnmark
Rangifer
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1055
https://doi.org/10.7557/2.13.3.1055
Description
Summary:Hypomagnesemia was diagnosed in reindeer on Kautokeino winter pasture in Finnmark County, Norway. The affected animals were paretic or ataxic. Mean serum magnesium levels were 0.19 +/- 0.20 mm/L (n = 6), compared to a serum Mg level of 0.82 +/- 0.17 mm/L for the reference group.

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