Cervical scoliosis and kidney lesions in sheep following dosage with vitamin D.
A case of cervical deformity of lambs following dosage with vitamin D was investigated. The lesions of a scoliosis are described together with the kidney lesions. It is suggested that doses of vitamin D normally considered to be non-toxic to sheep may prove to be so under certain conditions.
D000818:Animals; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000633:toxicity*
D014807:Vitamin D