Serum Chemistry Comparisons Between Captive and Free-ranging Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Publication

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2011

Article

10.1638/2009-0218.1

Full citation and authors

Debra A. Schmidt; Robyn B. Barbiers; Mark R. Ellersieck; Ray L. Ball; Elizabeth A. Koutsos; Mark E. Griffin; D. Grobler; Scott B. Citino; Mitchell Bush

Debra A. Schmidt, Robyn B. Barbiers, Mark R. Ellersieck, Ray L. Ball, Elizabeth A. Koutsos, Mark E. Griffin, D. Grobler, Scott B. Citino, Mitchell Bush (2011). Serum Chemistry Comparisons Between Captive and Free-ranging Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1638/2009-0218.1

Serum Chemistry Comparisons Between Captive and Free-ranging Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Publication

Serum Concentration Comparisons of Amino Acids, Fatty Acids, Lipoproteins, Vitamins A and E, and Minerals Between Zoo and Free-Ranging Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Differences in fecal particle size between free‐ranging and captive individuals of two browser species

Serum concentrations of amino acids, fatty acids, lipoproteins, vitamins A and E, and minerals in apparently healthy, free‐ranging southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffe)

TOOTH WEAR IN CAPTIVE GIRAFFES (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS): MESOWEAR ANALYSIS CLASSIFIES FREE-RANGING SPECIMENS AS BROWSERS BUT CAPTIVE ONES AS GRAZERS