Seasonal interaction of serum vitamin D concentration and bone density in alpacas

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 948-953

  Parker, Jill E ^a   Timm, Karen I ^a   Smith, Bradford B ^a   Van Saun, Robert J ^a   Winters, Kerri M ^a   Sukon, Peerapol ^a   Snow, Christine M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYERGOCALCIFEROL; CALCIUM ION; PHOSPHORUS; VITAMIN D; CALCIUM;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BOVIDS; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; MALE; PHOSPHORUS; SEASONS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0035985457     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.948     Document Type: Article

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