Seasonal changes in serum calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D concentrations in llamas and alpacas

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1187-1193

  Smith, Bradford B ^a   Van Saun, Robert J ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMA (CAMEL);

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; PHOSPHORUS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CHOLECALCIFEROL; FEMALE; MALE; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035430824     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.1187     Document Type: Article

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