Periodontal disease in sheep

Authors: Suckling GW
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 21, Issue 1-2, pp 25, Jan 1973
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Oral/teeth, Disease/defect
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: An article “Periodontal Disease in Sheep. II. The Composition of Sera from Sheep with Periodontosis” by Cutress, T. W., Suckling, Grace W., Healy, W. B., Mattingly, J., and Aitken, W. M., has recently been published in the Journal of Periodontology. As early loss of incisor teeth of sheep is common in a number of districts in New Zealand, a summary of this paper might be of interest. In this study the composition of sera and the dental characteristics of sheep with endemic periodontal disease were compared over a period of one year with those of sheep with healthy periodontiums…

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