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dc.contributor.author | Judson, G.J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Feakes, A. | - |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Australian Veterinary Journal, 1999; 77(5):310-315 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0005-0423 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1751-0813 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/93876 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To assess the effectiveness of cholecalciferol (D3) doses for maintaining adequate vitamin D status in crias and adult female alpacas at pasture. Design: A field experiment during winter and early spring in a herd on a farm in South Australia. Animals and procedure: Crias, usually less than 6 months of age and female alpacas, aged 2 to 6 years, were given a single subcutaneous dose of 0, 1000 or 2000 IU D3/ kg body weight. Plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxycholecalcif-erol (25-OH D3), phosphorus, calcium and vitamins A and E and alkaline phosphatase activity were measured at intervals over a period of 16 weeks after treatment. Results: Crias not given a vitamin D supplement had reduced growth rate during winter and one animal showed clinical signs of rickets. Vitamin D treatment had no effect on the body weight of mature females. Vitamin D supplements increased the 25-OH D3 and phosphorus concentrations in plasma of both crias and adult females; alkaline phosphatase activity was not affected by treatment. Conclusion: It is suggested that for alpacas in southern Australia a subcutaneous dose of 1000 IU D3/kg body weight to crias in late autumn and again in mid winter and to adult females in mid winter should prevent vitamin D inadequacy. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | GJ Judson and A Feakes | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Wiley | - |
dc.rights | Copyright status unknown | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.1999.tb10270.x | - |
dc.subject | Alpaca | - |
dc.subject | vitamin D | - |
dc.subject | phosphorus | - |
dc.subject | calcium | - |
dc.subject | alkaline phosphatase | - |
dc.subject | rickets | - |
dc.title | Vitamin D doses for alpacas (Lama pacos) | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1999.tb10270.x | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Feakes, A. [0000-0002-4393-8352] | - |
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