Haematological and biochemical measurements in a population of wild Eurasian badgers (Meles meles )
| Autor: | N. J. Walker, J. A. MacDonald, Richard J. Delahay, M. G. I. Brash, H. Winnacker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
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Badger Population chemistry.chemical_element Biology Meles Calcium chemistry.chemical_compound Sex Factors Animal science biology.animal Mustelidae medicine Animals education Triglycerides Creatinine education.field_of_study Hematologic Tests General Veterinary Triglyceride Age Factors Anemia General Medicine biology.organism_classification Blood Cell Count Diet Red blood cell medicine.anatomical_structure England chemistry Immunology Alkaline phosphatase Female Blood Chemical Analysis |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Record. 162:551-555 |
| ISSN: | 0042-4900 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/vr.162.17.551 |
| Popis: | Blood samples were collected from a high density population of wild badgers in Woodchester Park, Gloucestershire, England, where animals were routinely captured and examined as part of a long-term ecological study, and a selection of haematological and biochemical variables were measured. The badger cubs had lower red blood cell counts and haemoglobin concentrations than the adults, consistent with physiological anaemia, and lower serum protein concentrations. Growth of muscle and active bone formation in the cubs probably accounted for their higher serum concentrations of creatinine and calcium, and higher activities of alkaline phosphatase. Only triglyceride concentrations varied between the sexes. The serum concentration of urea was higher than observed in other mustelids, consistent with a protein-rich diet and possibly related to the consumption of earthworms. |
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