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J. Anim. Sci. 1999. 77:190-196
© 1999 American Society of Animal Science

Bone: More Than a Stick

N. Loveridge

Bone Research Group (MRC), Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge Clinical School, Cambridge, UK

Abstract

Despite the importance of the skeleton for animal welfare, research into the skeletal biology of farmed species is relatively neglected. This review describes basic concepts relating to current knowledge of the control processes responsible for bone growth and its subsequent remodeling from a physiological, cell biological, and mechanical function perspective.






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