Influence of outlying values and variations between sampling days on reference ranges for clinical chemistry in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 310-314

  Scope, A ^a   Schwendenwein, I ^a   Frommlet, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCULATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PARAKEET; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AVES; MELOPSITTACUS; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS;

EID: 15844418946     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.10.310     Document Type: Article

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