Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 97-101

  Cueto, Gerardo Ruben ^a   Allekotte, Roman ^a   Kravetz, Fernando Osvaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Capybara; Experimental study; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris; Nutrition; Reproduction; Scurvy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARGENTINA (FISH); HYDROCHAERIS HYDROCHAERIS;

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RODENT; RODENT DISEASE; SCURVY; STANDARD; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ARGENTINA; ASCORBIC ACID; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA; SCURVY;

EID: 0033629733     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.97     Document Type: Article

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