Metabolic bone disease in wild collared doves (Streptopelia decaocto).
Vet Rec
; 160(3): 78-84, 2007 Jan 20.
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ABSTRACT
The records of 666 casualty collared doves examined at a wildlife hospital in south-west England over a period of five years were reviewed. Signs of metabolic bone disease were recorded in 51.2 per cent of the juvenile birds but in only 9.6 per cent of the adults. The incidence of the condition was highest between December and February and decreased almost to zero between June and August. Histological lesions in 11 of the juvenile doves were consistent with vitamin D deficiency, possibly as a result of inadequate exposure to uvb light during the short winter days.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Columbidae
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Deficiência de Vitamina D
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Doenças das Aves
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Doenças Ósseas Metabólicas
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article