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Studies of the skeleton of the sheep VI. A note on the use of a bone biopsy technique for skeletal studies with sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. Duckworth
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen
D. Benzie
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen
E. Cresswell
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen
R. Hill
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen

Extract

The use of a bone biopsy technique for skeletal studies with sheep is described. Histological examination of samples of pelvic bone removed at about mid-lactation from Scottish Blackface ewes grazing on two hill farms revealed little or no evidence of skeletal resorption. This was in agreement with the results of in vivo radiography carried out in this and another field experiment reported as part V of this series (Benzie, Cresswell, Duckworth, Hill and Boyne, 1961).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1961

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