Polyuria and polydipsia due to vitamin and mineral oversupplementation of the diet of a salmon crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) and a blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna)

This paper describes a salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) and a blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) of one owner, both presented with polyuria/polydipsia and weight loss. A tentative diagnosis of hypervitaminosis D3 was based on the condition of hypercalcaemia, radiological findings and di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Avian pathology 1997, Vol.26 (1), p.201-209
Hauptverfasser:	Schoemaker, N.J, Lumeij, J.T, Beynen, A.C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	calcium case studies cholecalciferol dietary mineral supplements mineral excess nutrient excess polydipsia polyuria Psittaciformes vitamin a excess vitamin supplements
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