Comparative hematological and biochemical analysis of giant turtles from the amazon farmed in poor and normal nutritional conditions

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 601-610

  Tavares Dias, Marcos ^a   Oliveira Jr , Antonio A ^b   Silva, Michele G ^b   Marcon, Jaydione L ^b   Barcellos, José F M ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Blood; Freshwater turtle; Leukocytes; Malnutrition; Podocnemis expansa

Indexed keywords

PELOMEDUSIDAE; PODOCNEMIS EXPANSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77951072586     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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