Impact of pelleted diets with different mineral compositions on the crown size of mandibular cheek teeth and mandibular relative density in degus (Octodon degus)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 168, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 641-

  Jekl, V ^a   Gumpenberger, M ^b   Jeklova, E ^c   Hauptman, K ^a   Stehlik, L ^a   Knotek, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH DISEASE; OCTODON; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RODENT DISEASE; TOOTH CROWN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET; MALE; MANDIBLE; MINERALS; MOLAR; OCTODON; PHOSPHORUS, DIETARY; RODENT DISEASES; STOMATOGNATHIC DISEASES; TOOTH CROWN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ANIMALIA; OCTODON DEGUS;

EID: 79959415606     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d2012     Document Type: Article

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