Assessment of a portable lactate meter for field use in the white rhinoceros (<i>Ceratotherium simum</i>)
Blood lactate is a predictor of mortality in critically ill humans and animals. Handheld lactate meters have the potential to be used in the field to evaluate the condition of severely injured rhinoceroses but have not been compared with laboratory-based methods. Agreement between a handheld lactate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2017-11-01
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Series: | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research |
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Online Access: | https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/1399 |