title: Blood-gas and acid-base parameters in nontranquilized Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) in the United Arab Emirates.
abstract: Arterial and venous blood-gas and acid-base values were established from a herd (n = 19; 14 male, 5 female) of semi-free-ranging Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) in the United Arab Emirates. The animals were restrained with the use of a modified raceway incorporating a commercially available handling crate. Statistically significant differences were found between arterial and venous values for PO2 (p < 0.001), PCO2 (p = 0.0141), SO2 (p < 0.001), pH (p = 0.0494), and glucose (p < 0.0001). The results are similar to those reported for the same species under field anesthetic conditions, and to those reported from other species of wild bovidae, both tranquilized and nontranquilized, established under similar methods of restraint. In addition, Bland and Altman plots suggest adequate levels of clinical agreement between venous and arterial pH but not between arterial and venous PCO2.
authors.affiliation: University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA. conchubhair2001@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Conor
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kilgallon
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arca-Ruibal
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misheff
authors.forename: Declan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Donovan
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000866:Antelopes / Q000097:blood*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D013045:Species Specificity; D014479:United Arab Emirates
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen