Reference Intervals for Hematology and Clinical Chemistry for the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana).

ABSTRACT: The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is listed as vulnerable, with wild populations threatened by habitat loss and poaching. Clinical pathology is used to detect and monitor disease and injury, however existing reference interval (RI) studies for this species have been performed with outdated analytical methods, small sample sizes or using only managed animals. The aim of this study was to generate hematology and clinical chemistry RIs, using samples from the free-ranging elephant population in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Hematology RIs were derived from EDTA whole blood samples automatically analyzed (n = 23); manual PCV measured from 48 samples; and differential cell count results (n = 51) were included. Clinical chemistry RIs were generated from the

SUBMITTER: Steyrer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7959782 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature