ABSTRACT
BOVINE CONGENITAL PORPHYRIA IN HOLSTEIN - FRIESIAN TWIN CALVES

Marisol González Y.1, Joaquín Garda E.2 y Jorge Correa B.3
 

A case of Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria is described in male-female Holstein-Friesian twin calves. Erythrocytic protoporphyrin levels were 384.5 and 314.3 ug/100 ml and urinary protoporphyrin levels were 326.4 and 773.1 ug/100 ml.
No skin photosensitivity, anemia or stunting was observed.

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1Ing. Agr., Programa Producción de Leche, Estación Experimental La Platina, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), Casilla 5427, Santiago, Chile.
2Méd. Vet., Programa Producción de Leche, Estación Experimental La Platina, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA), Casilla 5427, Santiago, Chile.
3Méd. Vet., M.V.S., Patología Clínica, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 13, Correo 15, La Granja, Santiago, Chile.