Haematological and serum biochemical values of southern chamois (<i>Rupicapra pyrenaica</i>)

López‐Olvera, Jorge Ramón; Marco, Ignasi; Montané, Jordi; Lavı́n, Santiago

doi:10.1136/vr.158.14.479

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“…Urea concentration in serum can be used, in conjunction with other clinical pathology data, as an indicator of renal function, and it also fluctuates with nutritional status and diet (Lopez-Olvera et al, 2006). The mean urea concentration presented here is much lower than that reported for adult female reindeer (Nieminen, 1980) but is comparable to that of reindeer calves in late winter and early spring (Soveri et al, 1992) and wild red deer (Cervus elaphus; Marco and Lavin, 1999).…”

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Serum Biochemistry, Serology, and Parasitology of Boreal Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus Caribou ) in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Johnson

Harms

Larter

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Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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ABSTRACT:Boreal caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are an ecologically and culturally important wildlife species and now range almost exclusively in the boreal forests of Canada, including the Northwest Territories, northern Alberta, and British Columbia. Boreal caribou are threatened throughout their Canadian range because of direct and indirect natural and anthropogenic factors. In the Northwest Territories, however, they have a continuous range that overall has not yet been subjected to the same degree of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation and degradation that has occurred elsewhere in Canada. To monitor the health of boreal caribou populations and individuals, we collected blood from 104 adult, female boreal caribou captured between March 2003 and February 2006 and measured serum biochemical parameters. Serum creatinine was higher in pregnant than in nonpregnant caribou. Several biochemical parameters differed among years, but they tended to be similar to those reported for reindeer. Serum antibodies were found to an alphaherpesvirus, Toxoplasma gondii, and to the Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in 37.5, 2.9, and 1.3% of boreal caribou, respectively. Fecal samples were collected from 149 boreal caribou, and Cryptosporidium sp. oocysts, Giardia sp. cysts, trichostrongyle ova, dorsal-spined nematode larvae, cestode ova, and Eimeria sp. were found. Trypanosoma sp. was detected in the blood of 72.1% of boreal caribou. Eimeria sp., Cryptosporidium sp., and Giardia sp. have not been previously reported in boreal caribou.

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Section: Serum Biochemistrymentioning

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Serum Biochemistry, Serology, and Parasitology of Boreal Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus Caribou ) in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Johnson

Harms

Larter

et al. 2010

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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“…Wild ungulates have been captured in Europe by means of anaesthesia (Abderhalden et al 1998;Marco and Lavín 1999;Dematteis et al 2008), box traps (Abderhalden et al 1998;Willisch and Ingold 1996;Casas-Díaz et al 2008), corral traps (Marco 1995;Pérez et al 1997), snares (Appolinaire et al 1984;Cugnasse et al 1988;Ballesteros and Benito 1992;Menaut 1994;Struch and Baumann 2000;Willisch and Ingold 1996) and nets, including cannon nets (Menaut and Loison 1994), drop nets (Hansen et al 1993;Jullien et al 2001;Jedrzejewski and Kamler 2004;Lamberti et al 2006;Kamler et al 2008;Loison et al 2008) and drive nets (Van Laere and Boutin 1990;Gaillard et al 1993;Meneguz et al 1994Meneguz et al , 1996Meneguz et al , 1997Marco and Lavín 1999;Montané et al 2002Montané et al , 2003López-Olvera et al 2006a, b, 2007Casas-Díaz et al 2008). However, capture methods have been considered a way to obtain data from wild ungulates rather than a study issue, and only a limited number of articles (mainly in "grey" literature) deals with performance and characteristics of capture methods in wild ungulates in Europe.…”

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Comparative evaluation of effort, capture and handling effects of drive nets to capture roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), Southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) and Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica)

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The objective of this study is to assess the usefulness of drive nets to capture roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), Southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) and Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica), comparing the results obtained with other capture methods and amongst the three species. Sixty-five drive net capture operations using beaters were conducted from January 1998 to September 2004. A total of 161 wild ungulates (31 roe deer, 95 Southern chamois and 35 Spanish ibexes) were captured. The average number of animals captured per operation was 1.07 for roe deer, 3.96 for Southern chamois and 2.92 for Spanish ibex. The average number of person-days per captured animal was 21.5, 7.1 and 10.6 for roe deer, Southern chamois and Spanish ibex, respectively. Specificity was 100% for Southern chamois and Spanish ibex (only the target species captured) and 77.5% for roe deer. Risk for the animals (mortality plus injuries) was 3.23% for roe deer, 5.27% for Southern chamois and 0% for Spanish ibex, whereas injuries to the operators occurred with 3.1% of the handled animals. Sex ratio was skewed towards females in roe deer, towards males in Southern chamois and balanced in Southern chamois. Drive nets showed good performance, although many operators were required. Safety for the animals and specificity were higher than traditionally attributed to this capture method. It is concluded that drive nets are an efficient and safe method to capture many ungulate species.

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“…Drive-nets have been used successfully to capture other species of wild ungulates (Jones, 1984;Montané et al, 2003;Ló pez-Olvera et al, 2006), but to our knowledge have not been used for Spanish ibex. Animal safety is important when assessing a new method of capture.…”

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“…Reference intervals for hematologic and biochemical parameters are necessary for assessment of the physiologic status of captured wild animals, as well as for assessment of their health and nutritional status (DelGiudice et al, 1992;Montané et al, 2002;Ló pez-Olvera et al, 2006). However, determining normal physiologic data in wild animals is made more difficult by the confounding effect of capture and handling stress (Gibert, 1993).…”

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“…However, determining normal physiologic data in wild animals is made more difficult by the confounding effect of capture and handling stress (Gibert, 1993). Therefore, the effect of capture method and handling on the physiologic values of wild animals requires study, and separate reference intervals need to be established for each method (Kock et al, 1987b;Peinado et al, 1993;Marco et al, 1997;Ló pez-Olvera et al, 2006).…”

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Hematologic and Biochemical Values for Spanish Ibex (Capra Pyrenaica) Captured via Drive-Net and Box-Trap

Casas-Díaz¹,

López‐Olvera²,

Marco³

et al. 2008

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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ABSTRACT:Between October 2002 and September 2004, 70 free-ranging Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) were captured in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, using two different physical methods, drive-net (n526) and box-trap (n544). Blood samples were taken to determine 20 hematologic and 23 biochemical variables. Values obtained fell within already published reference intervals, with the following exceptions: higher values for red blood cells (RBC), packed cell volume (PCV), white blood cells (WBC), eosinophil count, triglyceride concentration, creatine kinase (CK; in boxtrap), chloride, sodium, a-1, a-2, and gamma electrophoretic fractions of serum proteins; and lower values for hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), urea concentration, CK (in drive-net), albumin, and albumin:globulins ratio (A:G). Published values for aspartate aminotransferase (AST) concentration are both higher and lower than observed in this study. In our study, monocyte and eosinophil counts, as well as triglyceride and potassium concentrations, were lower in animals captured via box-trap than those captured via drive-net. Conversely, MCHC, neutrophil count, total bilirubin concentration, urea, and AST were higher in animals captured via box-trap. Hematologic and biochemical values obtained from Spanish ibexes show that the drive-net is a newer, less-stressful method of capture than the box-trap.

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Haematological and serum biochemical values of southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica)

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Serum Biochemistry, Serology, and Parasitology of Boreal Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus Caribou ) in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Serum Biochemistry, Serology, and Parasitology of Boreal Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus Caribou ) in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Comparative evaluation of effort, capture and handling effects of drive nets to capture roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), Southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) and Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica)

Hematologic and Biochemical Values for Spanish Ibex (Capra Pyrenaica) Captured via Drive-Net and Box-Trap

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