Sequencing the Black Rhino L-Ferritin Gene: How Accurate is our Testing?
Black rhinoceros under human care must be monitored for their iron status due to detrimental but poorly epidemiologically documented consequences of iron overload disorder. The recommended approach to assessing iron status in black rhinoceros examines transferrin saturation and ferritin, a species-specific protein, known to be an iron carrier as well as an acute- phase reactant. Kansas State University Diagnostic Veterinary...