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A case of abomasal impaction in a captive giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

D. V. Gradwell
Koedoe | Vol 19, No 1 | a1195 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v19i1.1195 | © 1976 D. V. Gradwell | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 15 August 1976 | Published: 15 August 1976

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D. V. Gradwell, Department of Veterinary Services, Skukuza, South Africa

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A male giraffe calf was brought into the experimental pens at Skukuza after being found on its own in poor condition in the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa. The mother of the calf could not be traced.

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