Rickets in Scottish blackface lambs on five South West Scotland farms

Volume: 8, Issue: 1
Published: Feb 1, 2020
Abstract
Vitamin D plays a critical role in the regulation of calcium and phosphate homeostasis and in the development and maintenance of skeletal health. Sheep can obtain vitamin D via either cutaneous production following exposure to UV radiation or consumption of vitamin D containing foodstuffs. In northern Europe, sheep are often unable to cutaneously generate vitamin D in late winter due to the lack of UV radiation. Consequently, they are heavily...
Paper Details
Title
Rickets in Scottish blackface lambs on five South West Scotland farms
Published Date
Feb 1, 2020
Volume
8
Issue
1
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