Epidemiological, clinical and biochemical features of blood and urine in cattle in an area of enzootic osteomalacia

By Bale, G. and Ghergariu, S. and Kadar, L. and Musca, M., Revista Romana de Medicina Veterinara, 1994
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In an area of northern Romania, cattle and buffaloes showed pica, stiffness, lameness and hypophosphataemia. Osteomalacia was diagnosed, together with rickets in calves. A very low phosphorus intake was the main cause, although an unusually high phosphaturia, which could not be explained, may have contributed in some cases
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