Effect of calcium and cholecalciferol supplementation on several parameters of calcium status in plasma and urine of captive asian (Elephas Maximus) and African elephants (Loxodonta Africana)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 529-540

  Van Sonsbeek, Gerda R ^a,f   Van Der Kolk, Johannes H ^a   Van Leeuwen, Johannes P T M ^b   Everts, Hendrik ^c   Marais, Johan ^d   Schaftenaar, Willem ^e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^e Rotterdam Zoo   (Netherlands)

^f Diergeneeskundig Centrum Maas and Waal   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

African elephant; Asian elephant; Calcium; Cholecalciferol; Elephas maximus; Loxodonta africana

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; URINE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CALCIUM; CHOLECALCIFEROL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84884240555     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2010-0123R4.1     Document Type: Article

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