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Sascha Knauf1, Julia Blad-Stahl, Arne Lawrenz
1Clinic of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Andrology for Small and Large Animals, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 106, 35392 Giessen, Germany. Sascha.Knauf.vetmed@gmx.de
Abstract:
The use of plasma as a life-saving tool for neonatal African elephants (Loxodonta africana) that failed passive transfer of immunoglobulins is proposed. The methodology of blood sampling, plasma extraction, and plasma storage is described. Values for cellular component sedimentation and biochemical parameters of extracted plasma that was collected from 2 female elephants is presented. The proposal for a central plasma bank for elephants in European zoos is suggested.
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