Fibrous osteodystrophy in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 577-583

  Lynch, Michael J ^a   Slocombe, Ronald F ^b   Harrigan, Karl E ^b   Laing, Chris J ^c  

^a Melbourne Zoo   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone; Camel; Camelus dromedarius; Fibrous osteodystrophy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CAMEL; CASE REPORT; DIET; EUTHANASIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; NOSE CAVITY; PATHOLOGY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CAMELS; DIET; EUTHANASIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033289072     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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