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Title: Mortality of a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) suspected to be associated with the blue-green alga Microcystis aeruginosa
Author(s): Soll, M.D.; Williams, M.C.
Year published: 1985
Journal: Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
Volume: 56 (1)
Pages: 49-51
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White Rhino
Three of four white rhinoceroses died within 3 months of introduction into a game reserve. Post-mortem examination of one of the animals revealed marked hepatomegaly with haemorrhage and severe necrosis of the liver as well as numerous ecchymoses and petechiae in the subcutaneous tissue and subse...
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