title: Hematologic and plasma biochemistry values in white storks (Ciconia ciconia).
abstract: Hematologic and plasma biochemistry parameters of the white stork (Ciconia ciconia) were studied. Blood samples were taken from a total of 80 adult white storks kept in captivity in Hungarian zoos and bird repatriation stations, between 2002 and 2006. Hematologic (packed cell volume, 46.3% +/- 5.3%; hemoglobin concentration, 127.8 +/- 20.4 g/L; red blood cell counts, 2.28 +/- 0.35 10(12)/l/l; white blood cell counts, 21.6 +/- 4.2 10(9)/l/ l; heterophils, 61.0% +/- 9.8% [13.1 +/- 3.2 x 10(9)/L]; lymphocytes, 34.3% +/- 9.1% [7.4 +/- 2.5 x 10(9)/L]; monocytes, 3.44% +/- 2.3% [0.78 +/- 0.57 x 10(9)/L]; eosinophils 0.75% +/- 0.91% [0.16 +/- 0.21 x 10(9)/L]; basophils 0.38% +/- 0.56% [0.04 +/- 0.07 x 10(9)/L]) and plasma biochemistry values (aspartate aminotransferase, 267.5 +/- 145.8 U/L; L-gamma-glutamyltransferase, 47.6 +/- 49.3 U/L; lipase, 70.3 +/- 60.6 U/L; creatine kinase, 443.9 +/- 182.2 U/L; lactate dehydrogenase, 880.4 +/- 293.6 U/L; alkaline phosphatase, 177.5 +/- 116.6 U/L; amylase, 917.6 +/- 314.3 U/L; glutamate dehydrogenase, 7.3 +/- 4.0 U/L; total protein, 45.2 +/- 8.1 g/L; uric acid, 459.2 +/- 254.3 micromol/L; and bile acids, 46.3 +/- 20.5 micromol/L) were determined. The results obtained can be used as reference values, because there are no established values previously reported for adult white storks.
authors: C. J. Hall Veterinary Surgeons, Exotic Centre, 15 Temple Sheen Road, East Sheen, SW14 7PY, London, United Kingdom. zszabo0906@gmail.com
authors: Zoltán
authors: Z
authors: Szabó
authors: Attila
authors: A
authors: Beregi
authors: Péter
authors: P
authors: Vajdovich
authors: Zsolt
authors: Z
authors: Abonyi-Tóth
authors: Eszter
authors: E
authors: Mátrai
authors: Péter
authors: P
authors: Pazár
authors: Tibor
authors: T
authors: Gaál
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary*; D004906:Erythrocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices / Q000662:veterinary; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins