Hematology and serum chemistry of cottontail rabbits of southern Illinois.
In 1983 and 1984 blood was collected from 79 cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) confined to an outdoor enclosure in southern Illinois to establish reference values for hematology and serum chemistry. Packed cell volume, sodium, potassium, chloride, glucose, calcium, carbon dioxide, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, uric acid, cholesterol, albumin, bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate transaminase, alanine aminotransaminase, total protein, albumin/globulin ratio, and osmolality were measured. Sex and age (adult versus juvenile) of rabbit as well as season (June to September versus October to May) and method of capture (trap versus shot) variously affected most hematology and serum chemistry variables.
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Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 62901.
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000097:blood*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D007087:Illinois; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011817:Rabbits / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values
D002245:Carbon Dioxide