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Mulberry heart disease is a disease of fast-growing, healthy-looking pigs. It is caused by a deficiency of vitamin E and selenium in the diet. Affected pigs are in the nursery phase and are usually the largest ones in a pen.
Causes: Vitamin E or selenium deficiency, high fat diets. Effects: Inappetence, weakness, sudden death. Mulberry heart disease results from a deficiency of Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) in the ration, exacerbated by low methionine and cystine levels and high fat levels in the diet.
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Jun 30, 2023 · Six months ago, University of Maryland School of Medicine surgeon-scientists successfully implanted a genetically modified pig heart into a 57 year-old patient with terminal heart disease in a first-of-its-kind surgery.
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