Medical management of postpartum problems in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) cow and calf

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 255-258

  Murray, Suzan ^a   Bush, Mitchell ^a   Tell, Lisa A ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Elephas maximus; Immunoglobulin; Passive transfer; Retained placenta

Indexed keywords

EID: 16544373550     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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