Vitamin D doses for alpacas (Lama pacos)

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 310-315

  Judson, G J ^a   Feakes, A ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Smith Feakes and Associates   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Alpaca; Calcium; Phosphorus; Rickets; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMA PACOS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZATION; TIME; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCIUM; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; MALE; PHOSPHORUS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0033127008     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1999.tb10270.x     Document Type: Article

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