Hematology of free-living marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) from southeast Brazil.
This work reports basic hematologic values of a sample of a population of free-living marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) living by the Paraná River in Southeast Brazil. Hematologic values are presented separately for male, female, and young animals as well as for anesthetized and nonanesthetized cervids. Nonanesthetized deer restrained by physical means had significantly higher erythrocyte indices and total leukocyte counts. Comparisons of blood parameters of anesthetized animals of different ages and gender differed slightly, with only two significant differences observed: young animals had significantly higher red blood cell counts than adult males and a lower blood total protein content when compared to adult females. Results indicate that two main reference ranges for blood values should be considered for marsh deer, for blood obtained from anesthetized or physically restrained individuals.
Szabó
Matias Pablo Juan
MP
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, 38400-902, Brazil.
Matushima
Eliana Reiko
ER
de Castro
Márcio Botelho
MB
Santana
Danilo Alvaro
DA
de Paula
Cátia Dejuste
CD
Duarte
José Maurício Barbanti
JM
D000367:Age Factors; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000097:blood; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D001938:Brazil; D003670:Deer / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors