title: Hematologic, protein electrophoresis, biochemistry, and cholinesterase values of free-living black stork nestlings (Ciconia nigra).
abstract: Hematologic, protein electrophoresis, serum biochemistry, and cholinesterase values were determined in 36 free-living black stork nestlings (Ciconia nigra) between 25 and 53 days of age in order to establish normal reference values for this population. The following values were evaluated: white blood cell counts, red blood cell counts, packed cell volume, hemoglobin, heterophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, prealbumin, albumin, alpha-globulin, beta-globulin, gamma-globulin, total protein, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, creatine kinase, calcium, phosphorus, iron, cholesterol, glucose, triglycerides, uric acid, urea, creatinine, total solids, bile acids, and butyrylcholinesterase. Sex-dependent differences were observed in hemoglobin, prealbumin, albumin, gamma-globulin, total protein, alkaline phosphatase, and triglycerides. Packed cell volume, butyrylcholinesterase, aspartate aminotransferase, creatine kinase, and creatinine increased with age, whereas albumin, mean cell volume, calcium, phosphorus, cholesterol, and total solids decreased with age. These hematologic and serum biochemistry values can be used as reference ranges in free-living black stork nestlings.
authors.affiliation: GesNatura s.l., Avenida de Brasil 4, E-28020 Madrid, Spain. mplanzarot@gesnatura.com
authors.forename: M Pilar
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lanzarot
authors.forename: M Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Barahona
authors.forename: Manuel I San
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Andrés
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernández-García
authors.forename: Casilda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000418:Albumins / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000097:blood; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis / Q000662:veterinary; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004911:Erythrocyte Volume / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D002802:Cholinesterases