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Secondary '''nutritional''' hyperparathyroidism is caused by excessive '''phosphorus intake''' causing a total or relative calcium deficiency by '''binding calcium in the gut and decreasing its absorption'''. This category encompasses '''bran disease in horses and also [[Metabolic Bone Disease|metabolic bone disease]] in reptiles'''.
Secondary '''nutritional''' hyperparathyroidism is caused by excessive '''phosphorus intake''' causing a total or relative calcium deficiency by '''binding calcium in the gut and decreasing its absorption'''. This category encompasses '''bran disease in horses and also [[Metabolic Bone Disease|metabolic bone disease]] in reptiles'''.
Grain overload is also an important cause of severe [[Colic in Horses|colic in horses]]. The sudden increase in fermentation results in enodtoxaemia and acidosis which can be fatal.
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