PMID- 23397841
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130308
LR  - 20130212
IS  - 0005-2086 (Print)
IS  - 0005-2086 (Linking)
VI  - 56
IP  - 4
DP  - 2012 Dec
TI  - Hematologic reference values for clinically healthy captive golden conures 
      (Guaruba guarouba).
PG  - 701-3
AB  - Golden conures or ararajubas (Guaruba guarouba) are endangered parrots endemic to 
      the Brazilian Amazon forest. Body mass, blood cell counts, and total plasma 
      protein were determined for 70 clinically healthy golden conures captive at 
      zoologic parks and private breeder facilities in Brazil. Hematologic results 
      (mean +/- SD) were: Erythrocytes 3.6 +/- 0.5 x 10(6) cells/mm3, hemoglobin 12.8 
      +/- 1.4 g/dl, packed cell volume 46 +/- 3.8%, mean corpuscular volume 132 +/- 20 
      fl, mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) 36 +/- 5.7 pg, mean corpuscular hemoglobin 
      concentration (MCHC) 28 +/- 3.5%, thrombocytes 26.3 +/- 9.3 x 10(3) cells/mm3, 
      leukocytes 11.9 +/- 4.5 x 10(3) cells/mm3, heterophils 6284 +/- 2715 cells/mm3, 
      lymphocytes 5473 +/- 2408 cells/ mm3, monocytes 113 +/- 162 cells/mm3, 
      eosinophils 10 +/- 42 cells/mm3, basophils 27 +/- 64 cells/mm3. Body mass was 254 
      +/- 24.9 g and total plasma protein (TPP) was 3.54 +/- 0.58 g/dl. No statistical 
      differences were observed between genders within age groups. Differences between 
      juveniles (J) and adults (A) were identified for TPP (J < A), MCH (J > A), and 
      MCHC (J > A). These results provide reliable reference values for the clinical 
      interpretation of hematologic results for the species. Hematology may be an 
      important tool for population health investigations on free-ranging golden conure 
      populations and will also be essential to survey the health of release candidates 
      in future reintroduction programs.
FAU - Prioste, Fabiola Eloisa Setim
AU  - Prioste FE
AD  - Laboratorio de Patologia Comparada de Animals Selvagens, Departamento de 
      Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, Universidade de Sao 
      Paulo, Av. Prof. Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87, Cidade Universitaria, Sao 
      Paulo, 05508-270, Brazil. fabiolaprioste@gmail.com
FAU - Zwarg, Ticiana
AU  - Zwarg T
FAU - Teixeira, Rodrigo Hidalgo
AU  - Teixeira RH
FAU - Vanstreels, Ralph Eric Thijl
AU  - Vanstreels RE
FAU - Rocha, Arnaldo
AU  - Rocha A
FAU - Matushima, Eliana Reiko
AU  - Matushima ER
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Avian Dis
JT  - Avian diseases
JID - 0370617
SB  - IM
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Animals
MH  - Animals, Zoo/*blood
MH  - Conservation of Natural Resources
MH  - Female
MH  - Hematologic Tests/veterinary
MH  - Male
MH  - Parrots/*blood
MH  - Reference Values
EDAT- 2013/02/13 06:00
MHDA- 2013/03/09 06:00
CRDT- 2013/02/13 06:00
PHST- 2013/02/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/02/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/03/09 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1637/10225-043012-Reg.1 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Avian Dis. 2012 Dec;56(4):701-3. doi: 10.1637/10225-043012-Reg.1.