NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE OF 10 HOSPITALIZED GIRAFFE CALVES () REQUIRING HAND-REARING.

This retrospective case series describes the clinicopathologic findings, diagnoses, treatment, and outcomes of 10 hand-reared newborn giraffe () calves admitted to a university teaching hospital for intensive care. Ten calves (five males, five females; nine reticulated giraffes [], one Masai giraffe []), were admitted under 2 days of age. Inadequate transfer of passive immunity was suspected in 5 of 10 calves based on assessment of serum total solids and globulin values.