We determined reference ranges for hematology and serum biochemistry in 39 free-ranging freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni). Animals were captured from Windjana Gorge in Western Australia and physically restrained for blood sampling from the supravertebral vein. No significant sex differences were found. Four animals were infected with a haemogregarine-like intraerythrocytic parasite.
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1 October 2016
Hematology and Serum Biochemistry for Free-ranging Freshwater Crocodiles ( Crocodylus johnstoni) in Western Australia
T. Franciscus Scheelings,
Sean A. Williamson,
Richard D. Reina
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 52 • No. 4
October 2016
Vol. 52 • No. 4
October 2016