title: Biometric values, C-reactive protein, and proteinogram of healthy blonde capuchin (Sapajus flavius) kept in northeast of Brazil.
abstract: Sapajus flavius is a species of capuchin monkey classified as critically endangered. Studies related to their biometric values are scarce with incomplete external measurement reports available from only four specimens. Moreover, information regarding proteinogram is limited with no reference to C-reactive protein (CRP) and globulin fractions for this species.
  
  
  
  Biometric values, CRP, and proteinogram were determined for 12 clinically healthy S. flavius, kept in captivity in João Pessoa, Brazil.
  
  
  
  The measured values in biometric parameters present a tendency to be higher in males. The CRP mean values from 12 S. flavius were 1.2±0.2 mg/dL. For albumin, alpha, beta, and gamma globulin fraction parameters, the reference interval was calculated.
  
  
  
  Authors believe that with certain limitations, results obtained can be helpful for the populations in the wild, which could be of great aid in detecting unhealthy individuals and therefore contributing to the conservation of this species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Stéphanie Machado
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.affiliation: Centro de Saúde e Tecnologia Rural, Académico de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Patos, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriano Fernandes
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Parque Zoobotânico Arruda da Câmara, Paraíba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jair
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.affiliation: Parque Zoobotânico Arruda da Câmara, Paraíba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thiago Lopes
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Nery
authors.affiliation: Parque Zoobotânico Arruda da Câmara, Paraíba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zermiani
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.|Center for Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Felisbina Luisa
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Queiroga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001938:Brazil; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002428:Cebus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D056727:Endangered Species; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D002097:C-Reactive Protein
keywords: Sapajus spp; biometric parameters; endangered species; serum biochemistry