Establishment of selected baseline blood chemistry and hematologic parameters in captive and wild-caught African white-backed vultures (Gyps africanus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 649-654

  Naidoo, Vinny ^a   Diekmann, M ^b   Wolters, K ^c   Swan, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Rare and Endangered Species Trust   (Namibia)

^c De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African White backed Vultures; Clinical pathology; Gyps africanus; Hematology; Serum chemistry; Vultures

Indexed keywords

GYPS AFRICANUS;

EID: 52949139840     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.3.649     Document Type: Article

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