Comparison of avian biochemical test results with abaxis VetScan and Hitachi 911 analyzers

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 291-299

  Greenacre, Cheryl B ^a   Flatland, Bente ^a   Souza, Marcy J ^a   Fry, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abaxis vetscan; Amazona ventralis; Analyte; Avian; Biochemical analysis; Biochemical analyzer; Dry reagent; Hitachi 911; Method comparison; Parrot; Wet reagent

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARROT; PLASMA; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; STANDARD;

AMAZONA; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PLASMA; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM;

AMAZONA; AMAZONA VENTRALIS; AVES; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 60249091083     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/2007-034.1     Document Type: Article

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