Effect of dietary calcium and phosphorus vitamin D metabolites 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D, and response to bPTH (1-34) in blue duikers
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.10016.abs In a colony of blue duiker antelope (Cephalophus monticola bicolor) at Pennsylvania State University, many animals had reversed Ca:P ratios and acid-base imbalance, and some developed urinary calculi. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between age, dietary Ca, P, and the homeostatic mechanisms controlling their extracellular fluid levels. Sixteen […]
Vitamin D metabolites 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D and kidney function indices and the relationship to diet in Goeldi’s monkeys (Callimico goeldii)
Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:63.3.CO;2-3 In Brookfield Zoo’s Goeldi’s monkey colony, a large number of deaths related to renal disease has been documented. Review of post-mortem results from Goeldi’s monkeys in the past 20 years revealed that in deaths of animals over 18 months of age, renal disease was a primary pathologic diagnosis. Although the nutrient requirements of […]