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FEMORAL FRACTURES IN PIGS ASSOCIATED WITH CALCIUM DEFICIENCY
Author(s) -
Rousseaux C. G.,
Gill I.,
PayneCrosten A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1981.tb05784.x
Subject(s) - calcium , etiology , outbreak , medicine , physiology , zoology , veterinary medicine , biology , pathology
SUMMARY Fermoral fractures were diagnosed in 20 pigs from a 60‐sow piggery over a 6‐month period. Aetiology of the outbreak was probably multifactorial, however, feed analysis suggested that inadequate calcium and phosphorus levels may have played a significant role.