Fluorosis as a probable factor in metabolic bone disease in captive New Zealand native frogs (Leiopelma species)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 549-565

  Shaw, Stephanie D ^a,b   Bishop, Phillip J ^c   Harvey, Catherine ^d   Berger, Lee ^a   Skerratt, Lee F ^a   Callon, Karen ^e   Watson, Maureen ^e   Potter, John ^b   Jakob Hoff, Richard ^b   Goold, Mike ^f   Kunzmann, Nicole ^b   West, Peter ^b   Speare, Rick ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Gribbles Veterinary Laboratories   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^f Hamilton Zoo   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Calcium; Fluorosis; Leiopelma; Metabolic bone disease; New Zealand; Osteodystrophy; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; FLUORIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANURA; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANURA; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CALCIUM; CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLUORIDES; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84867344385     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2011-0276R1.1     Document Type: Article

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