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Weight and measurement data on tortoises (Testudo graeca and Testudo hermanni) and their relationship to health
Author(s) -
JACKSON O. F.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1980.tb01269.x
Subject(s) - tortoise , debility , carapace , medicine , zoology , veterinary medicine , biology , crustacean , ophthalmology
Normal bodyweight and carapace lengths for two species of tortoise are presented and a comparison made with changes in bodyweight in sick tortoises. Using these parameters veterinary surgeons will have guidelines for assessing the degree of debility in a tortoise of any age or size. A number of examples are given.