01562naa a2200157 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000230006024500810008326000090016452011100017365000110128365000110129470000170130577300820132216210591999-05-03       1997    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aDOBEREINER, Jurgen  aAre alveolar bone changes a determinant factor for "cara inchada" in cattle?  c1997  aIn order to study possible alterations of the skeleton which might play a role in the pathogenesis of the periodontitis of "cara inchada" in young cattle, ribs from 20 affected calves, 2 to 10 months old, were examined. Electrolytically decalcified longitudinal sections of the costochondral junction and cross sections through the corpus costae, stained with Haematoxylin-Eosin, were studied. In five calves, longitudinal sections of the proximal humerus were examined as well. The status of mineralization was checked by microradiograms. Systemic alteration of the skeleton due to disturbances of mineral metabolism could not be shown in any of the animals. In seven 2 to 4 months old claves, no bone changes were found. The reduced osteogenesis in six 3 to 5 months  old calves and the reduced osteogenesis and diminished chondral growth in seven 5 to 10 months old calves are therefore a consequence of thedisease. The results show that the development of the alveolar bone was not defective, so this cannot be a determinant factor for the development of the periodontitis of "cara inchada" in cattle.  acattle  aBovino1 aDAMMRICH, K.  tPesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira, Rio de Janeirogv. 17, n. 2, p. 45-48, 1997.