Hematology and serum chemistry reference ranges of free-ranging moose (alces alces) in Norway

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 548-559

  Rostal, Melinda K ^a   Evans, Alina L ^b,c   Solberg, Erling J ^d   Arnemo, Jon M ^b,e  

^a ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood; Cervid; Cortisol; Hematology; Serum chemistry

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; ALCES ALCES AMERICANA; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE;

EID: 84863443951     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.3.548     Document Type: Article

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