Reference ranges for biochemical and haematological values in farmed saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) yearlings.

Autor: Millan JM; Division of Veterinary and Biochemical Sciences, Murdoch University, Western Australia., Janmaat A, Richardson KC, Chambers LK, Fomiatti KR
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Australian veterinary journal [Aust Vet J] 1997 Nov; Vol. 75 (11), pp. 814-7.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb15660.x
Abstrakt: Objective: To determine reference ranges for healthy yearling farmed saltwater crocodiles by performing routine biochemical and haematological laboratory tests on blood samples.
Design: A clinico-pathological study.
Procedure: Blood samples were collected from 120 healthy yearlings from four Northern Territory crocodile farms and body weight and length were measured. All animals had been fasted for 2 days before sample collection. Routine biochemical analytes were determined on 120 samples and haematological values determined on 30 samples (from one farm).
Results: Reference ranges for biochemical and haematological values were determined for farmed yearling saltwater crocodiles in the Northern Territory.
Conclusion: The results were comparable with published reference ranges for other crocodilian species. Other published results of haematological values from saltwater crocodiles were from very young (6-week-old) hatchlings and older (2- to 4-year-old) crocodiles. Differences in values were presumed to be caused by age-related factors.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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