Effect of increasing dietary vitamin A on bone density in adult dogs.

@article{Cline1997EffectOI,
  title={Effect of increasing dietary vitamin A on bone density in adult dogs.},
  author={Jill Cline and Gail L. Czarnecki-Maulden and John M. Losonsky and Clyde R. Sipe and Robert A. Easter},
  journal={Journal of animal science},
  year={1997},
  volume={75 11},
  pages={
          2980-5
        }
}
There has been an increase in vitamin A fortification of livestock feeds resulting in increased residual vitamin A in organ meats, which are often used in canned dog foods. The effect on bone density of feeding various concentrations of vitamin A in a canned dog food product was investigated. Thirty-two random-source dogs were assigned to four treatments in a randomized complete block design. The diets contained 15,000, 50,000, 116,000, or 225,000 IU vitamin A/1,000 kcal ME. Diets were fed up… 
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