Increased water hardness and magnesium levels may increase occurrence of urolithiasis in cows from the Burdur region (Turkey)

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 665-671

  Sahinduran, S ^a   Buyukoglu, T ^a   Gulay, M S ^a   Tasci, F ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cattle; Diet; Magnesium; Urolithiasis; Water hardness

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; COPPER ION; CYSTINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; STRUVITE; ZINC;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; KIDNEY MASS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UROLITHIASIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HARDNESS TESTS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; TURKEY; UROLITHIASIS; WATER;

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EID: 34250731405     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-007-0058-8     Document Type: Article

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