Abstract
Voided urine samples were collected from apparently healthy free-living mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) and analyzed for normal physiologic values. Mountain gorillas were found to have a high urinary pH (x = 8.45) and low specific gravity (x = 1.013). Commercial dipsticks appear to be unreliable for the measurement of specific gravity and leukocytes. The establishment of urinary reference intervals should aid in the noninvasive detection of certain diseases in the mountain gorilla and assist with prompt and effective decisions regarding the immobilization and treatment of individual gorillas.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 432-434 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Dec 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 15 Life on Land
Keywords
- Gorilla gorilla beringei
- Mountain gorillas
- Urinalysis
- Urinary reference intervals
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