Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in the Horse

Acknowledgements
’I‘hc study reported in this thcsis was carricd out under National Institutes of
Health Grant 26-213, “’The pathology of nutritional diseases”. The grant is
gratefully ackiiowlcdgcd.
The printing cost for this supplement was provided from “General Fund”,
New York State Vcterinary College, for which the authors express their gratitude to
the Dcan of the College, Dr. GEORGE C. POPPENSIEK.
Dr. KAZUYA Usur of the university of Tokyo, Japan, once visiting professor
at thc Dcpartlncnt of Pathology and Bacteriology, New York State Veterinary
College, carried out the blood analyses. Dr. RICIIARD WARNER, professor of
Animal Husbandry, Cornell University, ran the feed analyses and 1%. TIioMAs
GREWELING, Dircctor of Laboratories, Cornell university, ran the water analyses.
Their help has been much appreciated.
The authors would like to express their gratitude to Dr. DONALD D.
DELAIIANTY, New York State Veterinary College, for valuable suggestions and to
Mr. GERALD RYAN for technical assistance regarding the radiographic examination.
The authors also cxpress their gratitude to Dr. LEONARD BELANCER,
profcssor of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, University of
Ottawa, Canada, for many cnlightening discussions.
Mr. VALEwrINE HANSEN, Supervisor of the animal quarters, Department of
Pathology and Bactcriology, New York State Veterinary College, deserves our
apprcciatioii for exccllcnt care of the horses.
The authors want to thank Miss MARION NEWSON, Medical Illustrator,
Ncw York State Veterinary College, for her illustrations (Figs. 1 and 2).
Mr. HADT.EY SMrriI, Photographer, Ithaca, N. Y. and Mr. JOIIN BROCK,
Photographcr, New York State Veterinary College, deserve our thanks for
assista:ice with photography.
‘The conscieritious tcchnical assistance of Mrs. JEAN MORROW, Mrs. PATRICIA
WING, hfiss PRISCILLA MrNm and Mrs. I