NORMAL BLOOD-CHEMISTRY OF THE KORI BUSTARD (ARDEOTIS-KORI)

Blood samples were obtained from clinically normal captive adult kori bustards (Ardeotis kori) in order to establish normal reference blood chemistry values for the species. Twenty-four different tests were con ducted using a Kodak Ektachem DT II dry-chemistry system. A comparison of the values obtained was made with those of two sub-species of houb ara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii and Chlamydotis undulata undulata) and the great bustard (Oris tarda), and showed some similari ties between the different species. The results obtained from this stu dy provide the first set of published data for normal blood chemistry of the kori bustard.