Dental abnormalities and mandibular swellings in South Georgia reindeer

Leader-Williams, N.. 1980 Dental abnormalities and mandibular swellings in South Georgia reindeer. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 90 (2). 315-330. 10.1016/0021-9975(80)90067-5

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Abstract/Summary

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) living on the subantarctic island of South Georgia were found to have a high prevalence of dental abnormalities and mandibular swellings (11 to 30 per cent, and 9 to 19 per cent, of adults and yearlings, respectively). Soft tissue examination and radiography suggested the swellings were “lumpy jaw”, but actinomycotic organisms were not cultured. Fluorine levels in affected mandibles were low (50 to 400 ppm). Normal mandibles hadl ow volumetric and radiographic compact bone percentages; those from affected mandibles were significantly lower and there was radiographic evidence of osteoporosis. It is suggested that the high incidence of mandibular and dental lesions (compared with northern populations of Rangifer) results from the environmental peculiarities of South Georgia.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/0021-9975(80)90067-5
ISSN:	00219975
NORA Subject Terms:	Health
Date made live:	29 Aug 2019 09:56 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/524946

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1016/0021-9975(80)90067-5

ISSN:

00219975

NORA Subject Terms:

Health

Date made live:

29 Aug 2019 09:56 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/524946