Mortality of captive giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) associated with serous fat atrophy: A review of five cases at Auckland Zoo

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 301-307

  Potter, John S ^a   Clauss, Marcus ^b,c  

^a Auckland Zoo   (New Zealand)

^b Institute of Animal Physiology Physiological Chemistry and Animal Nutrition   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cold; Energy; Giraffa camelopardalis; Giraffe; Hypoglycaemia; Nutrition; Peracute mortality syndrome; Serous fat atrophy

Indexed keywords

GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 24644498933     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-097.1     Document Type: Article

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