Hematologic and serum chemistry reference intervals for free-ranging lions (Panthera leo)
| dc.contributor.author | Maas, Miriam | |
| dc.contributor.author | Keet, Dewald F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nielen, Mirjam | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-09T07:26:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-12-09T07:26:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Hematologic and serum chemistry values are used by veterinarians and wildlife researchers to assess health status and to identify abnormally high or low levels of a particular blood parameter in a target species. For free-ranging lions (Panthera leo) information about these values is scarce. In this study 7 hematologic and 11 serum biochemistry values were evaluated from 485 lions from the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Significant differences between sexes and sub-adult (≤ 36 months) and adult (>36 months) lions were found for most of the blood parameters and separate reference intervals were made for those values. The obtained reference intervals include the means of the various blood parameter values measured in captive lions, except for alkaline phosphatase in the subadult group. These reference intervals can be utilized for free-ranging lions, and may likely also be used as reference intervals for captive lions. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.department | Veterinary Tropical Diseases | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | hb2016 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.sponsorship | D.F. Keet was the recipient of a doctoral bursary awarded by the University of Pretoria. The work of M. Maas was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/ZonMw grant 918.56.620). | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.elsevier.com/locate/rvsc | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Maas, M, Keet, DF & Nielen, M 2013, 'Hematologic and serum chemistry reference intervals for free-ranging lions (Panthera leo)', Research in Veterinary Science, vol. 95, no. 1, pp. 266-268. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0034-5288 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1532-2661 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.01.023 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58382 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Research in Veterinary Science. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published inResearch in Veterinary Science, vol. 95, no. 1, pp. 266-268, 2013. doi : 10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.01.02. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Hematology | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Serum chemistry | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Reference intervals | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Lion (Panthera leo) | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Hematologic and serum chemistry reference intervals for free-ranging lions (Panthera leo) | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |