Title
Health evaluation of black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi) using blood chemistry and serology
Author(s)
Karesh W.B., Rothstein A., Green W., Reuter H.O., Braselton W.E., Torres A., Cook R.A.
Published
1997
Publisher
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Abstract
As part of ongoing ecological studies of black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi) in northern Namibia, blood samples were collected and analyzed from 26 animals captured for translocation in 1992. All animals appeared to be in good condition and no abnormality was noted during physical examination. Serum chemistry and mineral levels were measured and correlated with the results of bacterial and viral serology and were within the normal ranges for domestic ruminants. Antibody titers for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and bovine viral diarrhea were detected. Serological tests for bluetongue, foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, parainfluenza 3, brucellosis, leptospirosis, and anaplasmosis were negative. Significant differences in disease prevalence were not found between sexes. Copyright 1997 by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
Keywords
bacterium antibody; electrolyte; enzyme; mineral; virus antibody; animal; animal disease; antelope; article; blood; blood analysis; Bovine diarrhea virus; communicable disease; female; health status; immunology; Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus; male; Namibia; physical examination; Animals; Antelopes; Antibodies, Bacterial; Antibodies, Viral; Blood Chemical Analysis; Communicable Diseases; Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral; Electrolytes; Enzymes; Female; Health Status; Herpesvirus 1, Bovine; Male; Minerals; Namibia; Physical Examination
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