Diffuse osteopenia and myelopathy in a puppy fed a diet composed of an organic premix and raw ground beef

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 234, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1041-1048

  Taylor, Mark B ^a   Geiger, David A ^b   Saker, Korinn E ^c   Larson, Martha M ^b  

^a Pet Hospital   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; DIET; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MEAT; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; RICKETS; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STANDARD; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CATTLE; DIET; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, SECONDARY; MEAT; RICKETS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 66549089472     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.234.8.1041     Document Type: Article

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