Swanepoel, D.Kriek, N.P.J.Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2012-07-132012-07-1320122000Swanepoel, D, Boomker, J & Kriek, NPJ 2000, 'Selected chemical parameters in the blood and metals in the organs of the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus Niloticus, in the Kruger National Park’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 141-148.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19410The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat v.9 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Healthy and sick crocodiles of varying sizes were examined from the Olifants River in the central part of the Kruger National Park, the Sabi River in the southern part and the Shingwedzi River in the northern region. Blood was collected for the determination of certain parameters and samples of fat, muscle, kidney and liver tissue were collected and analyzed for their heavy metal content. The results of the blood analyses are within the range recorded in the literature, but the metal analyses were inconclusive as similar data are not available for comparison. The results of the metal analyses are presented here for use as baseline and reference data.© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineBloodCrocodileCrocodylus NiloticusKruger National ParkMetalsVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaNile crocodile -- ResearchArticle