Comparison of bovine hematology reference intervals from 1957 to 2006

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-148

  George, Jeanne W ^a   Snipes, Joy ^b   Lane, V Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Hematology; Hemogram; Leukogram; Reference interval

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; TIME; BOVINAE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOGLOBINS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES;

BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 77954381160     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2009.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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