Serum Chemistry Values of Free-ranging, Lactating Northern Fur Seals (Callorhinus ursinus)

Reference range clinical serum chemistry values were established for free-ranging lactating northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Fur seals sampled for this study were part of a healthy and growing population in the Kuril Islands of far-east Russia. Blood was collected from 45 females between Ju...

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Published inJournal of wildlife diseases Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 843 - 848
Main Authors Norberg, S. E., Burkanov, V. N., Andrews, R. D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wildlife Disease Association 01.07.2009
Wildlife Dis Assoc
Subjects
Animals
Animals, Wild - blood
Blood Chemical Analysis - veterinary
blood chemistry
blood serum
Callorhinus
Callorhinus ursinus
Female
females
free-ranging
Fur Seals - blood
lactating
lactation
Lactation - blood
northern fur seal
population growth
reference standards
Reference Values
seals
serum chemistry
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Species Specificity
Russia
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Summary:Reference range clinical serum chemistry values were established for free-ranging lactating northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Fur seals sampled for this study were part of a healthy and growing population in the Kuril Islands of far-east Russia. Blood was collected from 45 females between June and August 2005 to 2007. Fresh serum was assayed for 16 components. Packed-cell volume was determined from fresh whole blood. Results are made available for future comparisons with the declining population of northern fur seals on the Pribilof Islands and are compared with published values for other otariid species.
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ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-45.3.843