Boron deficiency (medicine)
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'''Boron deficiency''' is a [[pathology]] which may occur in [[animal]]s due to a lack of [[boron]]. A report given by [[E. Wayne Johnson]] et al at the [[2005]] [[Alan D. Leman Swine Conference]]<ref>[http://www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/adl/home.html Allen D. Leman Swine Conference - Veterinary Continuing Education - the University of Minnesota<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> suggests that boron deficiency produces [[osteochondrosis]] in [[swine]] that is correctable by addition of 25 [[parts per million|ppm]] of boron to the diet. The amount of boron required by animals and humans is not yet well established.
According to some [[natural therapy]] researchers,<ref>[http://www.arthritiseducation.org.uk/ arthritiseducation.org.uk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[topsoil]] used over long periods of time for [[agriculture]] become boron-deficient to some extent, and [[human]]s eating produce from boron-rich soils have reduced incidence of [[arthritis]] and [[osteoporosis]].
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