Age-related hematologic changes in captive-reared houbara, white-bellied, and rufous-crested bustards

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 804-816

  Hewlett, Judith C ^a   Bailey, Thomas A ^a   Samour, Jaime H ^b   Naldo, Jesus L ^b   D'Aloia, Marie Ann ^a  

^a National Avian Research Center AbuDhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Fahad Bin Sultan Falcon Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Age related changes; Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii; Eupodotis ruficrista gindiana; Eupodotis senegalensis; Hematology; Houbara bustard; Rufous crested bustard; White bellied bustard

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHLAMYDOTIS UNDULATA; CHLAMYDOTIS UNDULATA MACQUEENII; EUPODOTIS; EUPODOTIS RUFICRISTA; EUPODOTIS SENEGALENSIS; GALLUS GALLUS; OTIDIDAE;

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0038682087     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.4.804     Document Type: Article

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