In addition to Nisbet et al 1970, noted by Matt Betts, se also:
Hemingway, RG 1970. Minerals in the nutrition of cattle and sheep.
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 30(3), 221-9
McRoberts, R., Hill, R. and Dalgarno, A.C. 1965. Effects of a diet
deficient in phosphorus, phosphorus and Vitamin D, or calcium on the
skeleton and teeth of growing sheep. Journal of Agricultural Science 65,
1-10
And as a footnote, medieval Irish documents refer to a condition 'galur
righin' (second i is accented), which can be translated as 'stiff leg',
one of the quasi-synonyms that has since been applied to bog-lame. In
the same texts, almost every other disease of sheep is rendered as
'boar', the Irish equivalent of that old favourite 'murrain'.
Terry
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University of York
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York YO1 7EP
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Croiteach
Hello,
I don't know much about this condition, but I did find this reference
under
"Croiteach" in my Endnote files.
Nisbet, D. I., Butler, E. J., Robertson, J. M. and Bannatyne, C. C.
1970.
Osteodystrophic diseases in sheep. IV: Osteomalacia and osteoporosis in
lactating ewes on West Scotland hill farms. Journal of Comparative
Pathology
80, 535-542.
I hope it helps.
Regards,
Matt Betts
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