Haematological and clinical biochemistry findings in captive juvenile guanacos (Lama guanicoe Müller 1776) in central Chile

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-21

  Zapata, B ^a   Fuentes, V ^b   Bonacic, C ^a   Gonzalez B ^a   Villouta, G ^b   Bas, F ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Clinical biochemistry; Guanaco; Haematology; Health

Indexed keywords

LAMA GUANICOE;

EID: 0037380616     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00180-3     Document Type: Article

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