A study of periodontal disease in sheep over a twelve month period |
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Authors: | AJ Laws KW Frisken Marjorie B Orr |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Periodontology , University of Otago, School of Dentistry , Dunedin, New Zealand;2. Invermay Animal Health Laboratory , Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | Sheep affected by broken mouth periodontal disease (P.D.) were examined over a twelve month period for different clinical parameters. It is suggested that P.D. in sheep is an episodic phenomenon similar to human P.D., and that only a few animals with signs of P.D. may undergo clinically significant destruction over a yearly period. No single parameter could reliably predict future deterioration in other parameters. |
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Keywords: | Brucella ovis deer immunoblot |
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