Hematology and Plasma Chemistry Reference Intervals for Cultured Tilapia (Oreochromis Hybrid)

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-12

  Hrubec, Terry C ^a   Cardinale, Jenifer L ^a   Smith, Stephen A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical chemistry; Fish; Hematology; Reference intervals; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0034391194     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2000.tb00389.x     Document Type: Article

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