Hematology and serum chemistry values of the lesser rhea (Pterocnemia pennata) raised in Patagonian farms (Argentina)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 328-331

  Reissig, Elizabeth Chang ^a,c   Robles, Carlos A ^a   Sager, Ricardo ^b  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood values; Chemistry; Hematology; Lesser rhea; Pterocnemia pennata; Ratite

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; PALAEOGNATHAE; PTEROCNEMIA PENNATA; RHEA; RHEIFORMES;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; REFERENCE VALUE; RHEA;

AGING; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RHEIFORMES;

EID: 0038305905     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0328:HASCVO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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