Normal hematologic and serum biochemical reference intervals for juvenile wild turkeys

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 393-396

  Bounous, Denise I ^a   Wyatt, Roger D ^b   Gibbs, Penelope S ^a   Kilburn, J V ^b   Quist, Charlotte F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematology; Meleagris gallopova silvestris; Reference intervals; Serum chemistry; Wild turkey

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; FEMALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; TURKEY (BIRD); WILD ANIMAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TURKEYS;

EID: 0034170550     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.2.393     Document Type: Article

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