Normal blood chemistry of the kori bustard(Ardeotis kori)

D’Aloia, Marie-Ann; Samour, Jaime; Bailey, Tom; Naldo, Jesus L.; Howlett, J. C.

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“…Haematology and blood chemistry are very useful complementary tools in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in birds (Herna´ndez et al 1990;D'Aloia et al 1996), and provide valuable information about the individuals' nutritional status and physical condition (Ferrer 1994;Bortolotti 1997a, 1997b; Jenni-Eiermann and Jenni 1998; Totzke et al 1999). However, in order to blood parameters can provide useful information, one has previously to establish baseline values for the species, and validate their relationship with individual physical condition (Herna´ndez et al 1991;Dawson and Bortolotti 1997c).…”

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Blood values of Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) in captivity: comparative ranges and variability with age, sex and physical condition

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The Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) is one of the world's most threatened species of birds. The number of individuals in captivity is several times greater than the number of individuals in the wild, so that the re-introduction of individuals from captive breeding into their natural habitat may be vital for the recovery of the species. A knowledge of the health problems associated with the handling of captive individuals and the improvement of their veterinary care could have great importance in determining the success of these captive breeding programs. Haematology and blood chemistry are very useful complementary tools in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in birds, and provide valuable information about the individual's nutritional status and physical condition. The present work reports haematocrit and blood chemistry values for individuals belonging to a captive population of this species, and analyses their variability with respect to age, sex, and physical condition of the animals. Adults presented greater values of haematocrit, uric acid, total proteins, cholesterol, and aspartate amine transferase than the young. With respect to sex differences, adult female birds had higher concentrations of alkaline phosphatase than males, contrary to previous results for captive individuals of this species. The condition index of adults was positively correlated with triglycerides, glucose, and alkaline phosphatase levels, and negatively with urea and lactate dehydrogenase levels. These results may be very useful as a complementary diagnosis tool during the veterinary care of individuals of this species included in re-introduction programs.

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Blood values of Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) in captivity: comparative ranges and variability with age, sex and physical condition

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“…Although there have been an increasing number of studies in recent years devoted to determining comparative values of hematology and blood chemistry for wild bird species [Gee et al, 1981;Ferrer et al, 1987;Herna´ndez et al, 1990;Polo, 1995;D'Aloia et al, 1996;Newman et al, 1997;Villegas et al, 2002], reference values are available for only a very low percentage of them. It is fundamental in interpreting the results obtained for a given individual to know the normal ranges of variation of blood parameters and their variability with respect to such factors as age, gender, captivity, etc.…”

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Hematocrit and blood chemistry values in three genera of captive hornbills

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This study reports hematocrit and blood chemistry values for captive adult individuals belonging to three genera of hornbills (Bucerotidae), Aceros, Anthracoceros, and Ceratogymna, and evaluates genera and gender specific differences in these values. Ceratogymna differs significantly from the other two genera in the concentration of total proteins, cholesterol, triglycerides, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium. Blood glucose concentrations in Aceros were lower than those in the other two genera. Plasma levels of enzymes differed between Aceros and Ceratogymna. With respect to gender differences, Aceros males had greater plasma levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), calcium and phosphorus than did the females, and the Ceratogymna males had higher concentrations of triglycerides. Body mass was correlated with hematocrit, cholesterol, total proteins, and urea in Aceros and with calcium concentration in Ceratogymna. These results are the first data available on reference ranges of blood values in individuals of this family of birds and may therefore be very useful as a complementary diagnostic tool in the veterinary care of individuals of these species in captivity.

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“…There have been an increasing number of studies in recent years devoted to determining comparative values of hematology and plasma chemistry for wild bird species [9,12,13,16,31]. However, availability of reference values remains limited to only a very small percentage of wild birds.…”

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“…Metabolic substances and enzymes present in plasma are therefore a reflection of avian nutritional health and overall condition [14]. They are also regarded as very useful complementary tools in the diagnosis and treatment of possible pathological states [9,21,31].…”

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Hematocrit and Plasma Chemistry Values in Adult Collared Scops Owls (Otus lettia) and Crested Serpent Eagles (Spilornis cheela hoya)

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ABSTRACT. In this study, we report hematocrit and plasma chemistry values for adult captive collared scops owls (Otus lettia) and crested serpent eagles (Spilornis cheela hoya). In particular, we address the gender-specific differences within these values. We measured hematocrit (HCT) and plasma chemistry values for uric acid (UA), plasma urea nitrogen (BUN), total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), glucose (GLU), cholesterol (CHO), triglyceride (TG), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin (TBIL), creatine (CRE), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), amylase (AMY), calcium (CA), ionic phosphorous (IP) and sodium (NA), potassium (K) and chloride ions (CL) in 37 adult captive collared scops owls and 39 adult captive crested serpent eagles. Significant differences between the sexes were found for UA, GLU and CPK in the collared scope owls. UA and GLU concentrations were significantly higher (P<0.01 and P<0.05) among males than females, while the CPK concentration was significantly lower (P<0.05) in males. There were no significant differences in of all of the measured parameters between male and female eagles. These finding suggested that HCT and plasma chemistry values of raptors vary individually according to species and sex. Our results provide the 1st available reference data for ranges of plasma values in adult captive collared scops owls and crested serpent eagles, making them a potentially useful complementary diagnostic tool for veterinary care of individuals for both species in captivity.

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Normal blood chemistry of the kori bustard(Ardeotis kori)

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Blood values of Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) in captivity: comparative ranges and variability with age, sex and physical condition

Blood values of Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) in captivity: comparative ranges and variability with age, sex and physical condition

Hematocrit and blood chemistry values in three genera of captive hornbills

Hematocrit and Plasma Chemistry Values in Adult Collared Scops Owls (<i>Otus lettia</i>) and Crested Serpent Eagles (<i>Spilornis cheela hoya</i>)

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