Serum chemistry reference values in adult Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) including sex-related differences

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1186-1190

  Scholtz, N ^a   Halle, I ^b   Flachowsky, G ^b   Sauerwein, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Quail; Reference value; Serum biochemistry; Sex related difference

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLINESTERASE; CREATININE; PLASMA PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTURNIX; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLINESTERASES; COTURNIX; CREATININE; FEMALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SERUM ALBUMIN; SEX FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; URIC ACID;

EID: 68049112400     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00546     Document Type: Article

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