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Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2009

Hematology and serum clinical chemistry reference intervals for free-ranging Scandinavian gray wolves (Canis lupus)

Thoresen, SI; Arnemo, Jon M.; Liberg, Olof

Abstract

Compared with published reference values for captive wolves, reference intervals for free-ranging wolves reflected exercise activity associated with capture (higher creatine kinase activity, higher glucose concentration), and differences in nutritional status (higher urea concentration).

Keywords

Canis lupus; hematology; reference interval; serum chemistry; wolf

Published in

Veterinary Clinical Pathology
2009, volume: 38, number: 2, pages: 224-229
Publisher: AMER SOC VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Authors' information

Thoresen, SI
Arnemo, Jon M.
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Conservation Biology

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use

Publication Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-165X.2008.00105.x

URI (permanent link to this page)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/49837