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Serum bile acids concentration in captive black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)

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This study was conducted in order to determine serum bile acids concentration in captive black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). Sixteen healthy intact prairie dogs of both sexes were studied as part of an overall clinical health evaluation performed under general isoflurane anesthesia. Each animal underwent a complete physical examination, complete blood count, serum biochemistry, urinalysis, whole body radiology, and cardiographic examination. Blood samples were collected from the Jugular vein and submitted for a serum bile acids analysis. The mean and median serum bile acids concentration for the black-tailed prairie dog in this study was 12.5 μmol/L (min = 2 μmol/L, max = 24 μmol/L). The data presented in this report can promote better physiological understanding and improve clinical management of this rodent species.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by a research grant from the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University. The authors would like to thank the keepers and staff from the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas and the Milford Nature Center for their help and for allowing us to conduct this study on their prairie dogs.

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  2. Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA

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Wyre, N.R., Eshar, D. Serum bile acids concentration in captive black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). Comp Clin Pathol 25, 47–51 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-015-2137-5

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