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1 June 2009 Hematological and Serum Biochemical Reference Values and Cohort Analysis in the Gilbert's Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)
Rebecca J. Vaughan, Kristin S. Warren, Jennifer S. Mills, Carly Palmer, Stan Fenwick, Cree L. Monaghan, Antony J. Friend
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Abstract

Hematology and serum biochemistry blood values are tabulated for Australia's most critically endangered mammal, the Gilbert's potoroo (Potorous gilbertii). Significant differences were found between origin (captive or wild individuals) and age (subadult or adult) of animals. Sex, and presence or absence of Treponema infection, had minimal significance on blood values. Typical cell morphology is discussed, and hemoparasite examination identified Theileria spp. and Breinlia spp. Eighty samples were collected from a population of only 35 individuals, reflective of a population census rather than of a study reliant on statistical extrapolation. These reference ranges and findings will assist in the ongoing health management of this critically endangered species.

Rebecca J. Vaughan, Kristin S. Warren, Jennifer S. Mills, Carly Palmer, Stan Fenwick, Cree L. Monaghan, and Antony J. Friend "Hematological and Serum Biochemical Reference Values and Cohort Analysis in the Gilbert's Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 40(2), 276-288, (1 June 2009). https://doi.org/10.1638/2008-0058.1
Received: 20 March 2008; Published: 1 June 2009
KEYWORDS
biochemistry
Gilbert's potoroo
hematology
marsupial
Potorous gilbertii
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