Teart disease

Teart disease characterized by anemia, poor growth, diarrhea prolonged exposure resulted in joint deformities and death (13)... 

In livestock, chronic molybdenum poisoning, known as teart disease, is caused by a diet high in molybdenum and low in copper. Symptoms include anemia, gastrointestinal disturbances, bone disorders, and growth retardation. ... 

In sheep and cattle, a condition known as heart disease occurs when these animals graze on plants containing abnormally high amounts of molybdenum. Dietary levels of 10 ppm molybdenum and higher can cause teart disease. Symptoms that may occur within 24 h include weakness and diarrhea. Longer exposure can lead to decoloration of hair, skeletal deformities, sterility due to damage to testicular interstitial cells, poor conception and deficient lactation. 

Ferguson et al. [38] found that the teart disease of cattle from certain sites in England was caused by an ample molybdenum intake. Molybdenosis is manifested by diarrhea, anorexia, depigmentation of hair, neurological disturbances, and premature death (Table 2). 

The first indications of interaction between copper and molybdenum came more than 40 years ago from studies of grazing cattle in certain areas of England. Afflicted animals lost weight, developed severe diarrhea, and (in extreme cases) died. The disease is sometimes called teart (rhymes with heart) or molybdenosis, and is caused by eating herbage rich in molybdenum (i.e., 20 to 100 mg/kg dry weight diet compared to <5 mg/kg in nearby healthy pastures) and low or deficient in copper and inorganic sulfate (Underwood 1979). Molybdenosis is a copper deficiency... 

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