Women aren't the only ones suffering from decreased bone density and bone mass loss--horses in Central California have experienced a systemic osteoporotic disorder. Equine bone fragility syndrome, a systemic osteoporotic (characterized by a decrease in bone mass) syndrome identified in specific areas of California and thought to be caused by exposure to cristobalite.

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