2 Peripheral Blood of Birds

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“…This finding was attributed to dehydration, considering the mild anemia diagnosed on the second CBC test results after rehydration, although compensatory erythropoiesis as suggested by the presence of polychromasia and anisocytosis could also be considered. 17…”

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Visceral Haemoproteus minutus Infection in a Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)

Cococcetta,

Zoller,

Coutant

et al. 2023

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

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Visceral Haemoproteus minutus Infection in a Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)

Cococcetta,

Zoller,

Coutant

et al. 2023

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

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“…7,14 While easier to perform than other WBC quantification methods, the Leukopet technique is an indirect method of WBC quantification and depends on an accurate differential count from a blood smear. 4 Species that are predominately heterophilic tend to have good agreement between slide estimates and Leukopet counts, but this becomes less accurate with an increase in mononuclear cells such as lymphocytes. 7 There was good agreement between total WBC counts determined by Leukopet and slide estimates in a study comparing cell-counting techniques in Strigiformes, and most of the species evaluated were primarily heterophilic.…”

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Comparison of Hematologic Differences With Lithium Heparin and Dipotassium Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid in European Starlings (Sturnus Vulgaris)

Vincent,

Allender,

Talley

et al. 2023

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

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Physiological impacts of chronic and experimental Plasmodium infection on breeding-condition male songbirds

Talbott

Ketterson

2023

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While Plasmodium parasitism is common in songbirds, its impact on avian reproduction is unclear owing to conflicting reports in the existing literature. Particularly understudied is the impact of phase of infection on variation in host reproductive physiology in wild, breeding-condition birds. However, assessing the full impact of Plasmodium on reproductive success in the wild can be difficult because individuals experiencing severe effects of parasitism may not enter the breeding population and may be less likely to be captured during field studies. To address these factors, we quantified metrics of health and reproductive physiology in wild-caught, breeding-condition male dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis hyemalis) before and after experimental Plasmodium inoculation in a captive setting. Metrics of health and reproductive physiology included activity rate, hematocrit, scaled body mass, testosterone and sperm production. Individuals already infected at capture (i.e., chronically infected) had higher levels of hematocrit than males without chronic infections. Experimentally infected males showed a larger reduction in hematocrit and activity rate as compared to controls. However, chronic infection status did not influence the extent of metric decline. Testosterone production did not vary by treatment and most birds produced sperm following inoculation. Broadly, our results suggest that male juncos exposed to Plasmodium during the breeding season likely experience declines in general health, but Plasmodium infections do not negatively impact reproductive physiology. We conclude that physiological tradeoffs in males may favor maintenance of reproductive function despite infection.

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2 Peripheral Blood of Birds

Cited by 10 publications

References 165 publications

Visceral Haemoproteus minutus Infection in a Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)

Visceral Haemoproteus minutus Infection in a Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)

Comparison of Hematologic Differences With Lithium Heparin and Dipotassium Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid in European Starlings (Sturnus Vulgaris)

Physiological impacts of chronic and experimental Plasmodium infection on breeding-condition male songbirds

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