Hematology of the Red-capped parrot (Pionopsitta pileata) and Vinaceous Amazon parrot (Amazona vinacea) in captivity.
Preliminary reference intervals for hematologic and total plasma protein profiles were determined for nine adult Red-capped parrots (Pionopsitta pileata) (six males and three females) and six Vinaceous Amazon parrots (Amazona vinacea) (two adult males, two adult females, one juvenile, and one nonsexed) from the Curitiba Zoo, Paraná, Brazil. For both Red-capped parrots and Vinaceous Amazon parrots, adult males had higher red blood cell counts than adult females. Regarding white blood cell distribution, differences due to gender were also found for both species of parrots.
Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, FCAV -UNESP, Rodovia de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil. schmidtbeth@uol.com.br
Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos
EM
Schmidt
Rogério Ribas
RR
Lange
Janaciara Moreira
JM
Ribas
Bárbara Maria
BM
Daciuk
Fabiano
F
Montiani-Ferreira
Antonio Carlos
AC
Paulillo
D000367:Age Factors; D046708:Amazona / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000097:blood; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D004906:Erythrocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010311:Parrots / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D013045:Species Specificity
D001798:Blood Proteins