Health survey of wild and captive bog turtles (Clemmys muhlenbergii) in North Carolina and Virginia

Deena Brenner; Gregory Lewbart; Martha Stebbins; Dennis W Herman

doi:10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0311:HSOWAC]2.0.CO;2

Health survey of wild and captive bog turtles (Clemmys muhlenbergii) in North Carolina and Virginia

J Zoo Wildl Med. 2002 Dec;33(4):311-6. doi: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0311:HSOWAC]2.0.CO;2.

Authors

Deena Brenner¹, Gregory Lewbart, Martha Stebbins, Dennis W Herman

Affiliation

¹ College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606. USA.

PMID: 12564526
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0311:HSOWAC]2.0.CO;2

Abstract

Blood samples, fecal samples, and cloacal swabs were collected from 42 bog turtles (Clemmys muhlenbergii). including 14 wild males, 22 wild females, three captive males, and three captive females, in Virginia and North Carolina, USA. Samples were analyzed for hematologic and plasma chemistry values, Mycoplasma sp. antibodies, intestinal parasites, and normal cloacal flora.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Wild
Animals, Zoo
Blood Chemical Analysis / veterinary
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Calcium / blood
Cloaca / microbiology
Feces / parasitology
Female
Health Status*
Hematologic Tests / veterinary
Leukocyte Count / veterinary
Male
North Carolina
Phosphorus / blood
Sex Characteristics
Turtles* / blood
Virginia

Substances

Phosphorus
Calcium