title: HEMATOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY IN CAPTIVE WHITE-NAPED CRANES (GRUS VIPIO).
abstract: In this retrospective study, 36 hematologic and biochemistry samples from white-naped crane (Grus vipio) were analyzed. All birds were housed at a single institution, and samples were obtained between 1990 and 2013. All cranes were healthy at the time of sample collection, and ages ranged from 1 mo to 33 yr old. Cranes below 18 mo old were considered juveniles. Comparisons were made between means for juveniles and adults and for males and females. Significant increases in adults (P < 0.05) were found in the following variables (differences shown in parentheses): packed cell volume (8.3%), mean cell volume (28 fl), monocyte percentage (3.2%), absolute monocyte count (200 × 10³/ml), total solids (1.0 g/dl), albumin (0.5 g/dl), and sodium (3 mM/L). Significant decreases in adults (P < 0.05) were found in phosphorus (1.7 mg/dl), creatine phosphokinase (1,146 U/L), alkaline phosphatase (451 U/L), lactate dehydrogenase (149 U/L), and glucose (25 mg/dl). Results from adult male and female cranes were also compared; calcium levels were higher in females (4.68 mg/dl, P < 0.05). Plasma electrophoresis and radioimmunoassay for bile acids were performed on 25 banked serum or plasma samples; results from juvenile and adult samples were also compared. Significant increases in adult birds were found in total protein (1.2 g/dl, P < 0.05) and in all absolute values for all protein types; however, no difference was found when protein fractions were compared. Bile acids were found to decrease in adults (19.9 μM/L, P < 0.05).
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rayhel
authors.forename: Copper
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aitken-Palmer
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Joyner
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cray
authors.forename: César Andrés
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lizárraga
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ackerman
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crowe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood*; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins
keywords: Biochemistry; Grus vipio; electrophoresis; hematology; white-naped crane