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Reference Intervals of Western European Hedgehog
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  • Western European hedgehog
  • Erinaceus europaeus
  • hematology
  • biochemistry
  • protein electrophoresis
  • reference intervals
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This video is adapted from 10.3390/ani13061009

The Western European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is an insectivorous mammal with a wide geographic distribution. Owing mostly to climate changes and anthropogenic pressures, a considerable number of hedgehogs now live in urban areas close to humans, where they are exposed to contaminants and biological agents that may result in disease with the correspondent hematological and biochemical alterations. Hedgehogs can work as bioindicators to environmental pollution and host multiple zoonotic agents, making them relevant for One Health studies. Thus, it is essential to deepen the knowledge on this species and calculate reference intervals for the usual hematological and biochemical parameters. This would make it possible to recognize the “normal” and identify the “disease”. In this study, some significant differences were evident, especially when comparing age groups (juveniles versus adults), showing the relevance of further investigations in this species.

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Rosa, S.; Silvestre-Ferreira, A.C.; Sargo, R.; Silva, F.; Queiroga, F.L. Reference Intervals of Western European Hedgehog. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1552 (accessed on 05 December 2025).
Rosa S, Silvestre-Ferreira AC, Sargo R, Silva F, Queiroga FL. Reference Intervals of Western European Hedgehog. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1552. Accessed December 05, 2025.
Rosa, Sofia, Ana C. Silvestre-Ferreira, Roberto Sargo, Filipe Silva, Felisbina Luísa Queiroga. "Reference Intervals of Western European Hedgehog" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1552 (accessed December 05, 2025).
Rosa, S., Silvestre-Ferreira, A.C., Sargo, R., Silva, F., & Queiroga, F.L. (2025, March 14). Reference Intervals of Western European Hedgehog. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1552
Rosa, Sofia, et al. "Reference Intervals of Western European Hedgehog." Encyclopedia. Web. 14 March, 2025.
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