Dear Jim,
You may find this recent paper helpful:
Liesegang et al. measured bone mineral content, bone mineral density, bone
resorption and bone formation in relation to gestation and lactation.
Liesegang, A., Risteli, J. and Wanner, M. (2006) The effects of first
gestation and lactation on bone metabolism in dairy goats and milk sheep.
Bone 38 (6):794-802.
Aharon
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] Cortical bone thickness in European domesticates
Is anyone aware of any studies that have examined the thickness of the walls
of long bones in the major European domesticates plus the European red deer,
either in modern or archaeological samples? In particular, I'm in need of
any data comparing the thickness of cortical bone in the walls of limb bones
between species and between males, females and castrates of each species,
with an emphasis on sheep, cattle and red deer.
Thanks in advance,
Jim Boyle
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