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What Vitamin Deficiency Causes White Muscle Disease?

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According to studies, white muscle disease (WMD) is a well-documented nutritional disorder in livestock and other animals, most often caused by a dietary deficiency of selenium and/or vitamin E. This condition leads to the degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscles, which is especially detrimental to young, fast-growing animals.