Hematological Investigations of Captive Hill Mynah Gracula religiosa in Thailand
2005; Asian Network for Scientific Information; Volume: 4; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3923/ijps.2005.679.682
ISSN1994-7992
Autores Tópico(s)Bird parasitology and diseases
ResumoHematological values of Hill Mynahs were studied to determine their health or general condition. No statistically significant sex and age differences were found in blood composition except in leukocyt e numbers. Red blood cell number (3.17 - 3.85 x 10 mm ), hematocrit (46.67 - 48.60 %), hemoglobin content 6 -3 (13.59 - 14.32 g/dl) were not significantly different between adult and young birds in spite of the fact that female birds had smaller amount of these contents than their male counterparts whose values were lower than young birds'. Leukocyte numbers of young birds (28 x 10 mm ) and of adult females (27 x 10 mm ) 3 -3 3 -3 were significantly higher than those of adult males (20 x 10 mm ). Lymphocytes were the most abundant 3 -3 white blood cells in both adults (48%) and the young (58%). The study provides a database of hematological values of healthy captive Hill Mynahs for diagnosing and monitoring avian medical problems especially in a captive breeding project.
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