Hematological and Serum Chemistry Values for Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) Author(s): Marc Vassart and Amaud Greth, Source: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 27(3):506-508. Published By: Wildlife Disease Association DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-27.3.506 URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.7589/0090-3558-27.3.506

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of Wildlife

Diseases,

27(3),

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Hematological

and Serum

Arabian Oryx (Oryx Marc Vassart and

and Amaud

Values

Greth,

National Wildlife Research Saudi Arabia

Taif,

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obtained

from

73

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onyx, hematology, Oryx leucoryx.

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for

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Hematological and serum chemistry values for Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx).

Blood samples obtained from 73 captive Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) were analyzed for hematology and serum chemistry values. Compared with other data ...
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