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Insufficient Colostrum Ingestion is a Risk Factor for Polyarthritis and/or Phlegmon in Hand-Reared Reticulated Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata): 7 Cases (2003–2012)

Seven reticulated giraffes were hand-reared at Nogeyama Zoological Gardens, because the dam had agalactia. Six of the 7 calves exhibited polyarthritis and/or phlegmon in the lower legs. However, the cause of the disorder was unclear. The present study reviewed the clinical records of the 7 giraffes,...

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Autores principales: KIDO, Nobuhide, NAGAKURA, Kasumi, ITABASHI, Masanori, ONO, Kaori, DAN, Mayuko, MATSUMOTO, Rei, OMIYA, Tomoko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24758869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.14-0035