Hematologic and biochemistry values for black-faced spoonbills (Platalea minor) with and recovering from botulism

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 781-784

  Chou, Shih Jen ^a   Shleh, Yao Ching ^b   Yu, Chang You ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Tainan Hsieh Livestock Disease Control Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Black faced Spoonbill; Botulism; Hematology; Platalea minor; Wading bird

Indexed keywords

AVES; PLATALEA MINOR;

EID: 52949100235     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.3.781     Document Type: Article

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