title: Glucosuria in captive okapi (Okapia johnstoni).
abstract: Eighteen of 38 captive okapi housed in the United States were found glucosuric by dipstick analysis. To confirm these findings, urine glucose concentrations of captive okapi from one collection (n = 10) were analyzed by two methods: urine dipstick analysis and quantitative analysis. Seven of these urine samples were positive for glucose by dipstick, with comparable glucose measurements by quantitative analysis. For a presumed normal control, okapi (n = 10) held in captivity within their native home range were tested for glucosuria by urine dipsticks; all were negative. Serum fructosamine (221-362 micromol/L) and insulin (9-45 pmol/L, 1.17-5.85 microU/ml) concentrations were determined from okapi (n = 6) with and without glucosuria with the use of results considered within normal limits for other ruminants. We conclude that glucosuria is a true finding in many apparently healthy captive okapi in the United States.
authors.affiliation: White Oak Conservation Center, 581705 White Oak Road, Yulee, Florida 32097, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Scott B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Citino
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petric
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000652:urine; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000652:urine*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006029:Glycosuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011934:Reagent Strips; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips