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<strong>Breeding</strong> <strong>Nutrition</strong><br />

• Maternal behavior affected by nutrition<br />

– Hypoglycemia leads to lethargy and<br />

inattention<br />

– Influence of hypocalcemia on maternal<br />

cannibalism of neonates.<br />

• Borderline hypocalcemia can impact behavior<br />

before, or without, any signs of eclampsia<br />

• To help diagnose, serum ionized calcium levels<br />

are used (not protein bound calcium as is the<br />

norm)

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