Blood samples taken from 48 4-mo-old wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopova silvestris) were used to establish reference intervals for hematology and serum chemistry values. The study was conducted during September and October 1996. Packed cell volume, total and differential white cell counts, total protein, albumin, glucose, calcium, uric acid, triglyceride concentrations, as well as aspartate transaminase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities were assayed. Reference intervals from wild turkeys are similar to those reported for domestic turkeys.
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1 April 2000
Normal Hematologic and Serum Biochemical Reference Intervals for Juvenile Wild Turkeys
Denise I. Bounous,
Roger D. Wyatt,
Penelope S. Gibbs,
J.V. Kilburn,
Charlotte F. Quist
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 36 • No. 2
April 2000
Vol. 36 • No. 2
April 2000
hematology
Meleagris gallopova silvestris
reference intervals
serum chemistry
wild turkey