Blood Analyses of Wolf Pups and Their Ecological and Metabolic Interpretation

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Biochemical and hematological profile of Otaria flavescens in the reproductive colony of Cobquecura, central-south Chile

“…Average values obtained for albumin and phosphorus were also similar to those reported in the literature (Table 3). These values were also consistent with those described by Roletto (1993) In wild marine mammals, the concentration of glucose in the blood can vary due to age, diet, physical activity, metabolism, environmental conditions, and seasonal variation (Halloran & Pearson 1972, LeResche et al 1974, Seal et al 1975, Matula et al 1980, Colares et al 2000. In addition, a glucose increase in plasma can be the product of stress following the manipulation of animals during sampling (Seal et al 1975, LeResche et al 1974, Hyvarinen et al 1975, Koopman et al 1995.…”

“…These values were also consistent with those described by Roletto (1993) In wild marine mammals, the concentration of glucose in the blood can vary due to age, diet, physical activity, metabolism, environmental conditions, and seasonal variation (Halloran & Pearson 1972, LeResche et al 1974, Seal et al 1975, Matula et al 1980, Colares et al 2000. In addition, a glucose increase in plasma can be the product of stress following the manipulation of animals during sampling (Seal et al 1975, LeResche et al 1974, Hyvarinen et al 1975, Koopman et al 1995. In the present study, glucose concentration was on average higher during both study periods (Tables 1 and 3), in comparison with the California sea lion, which is the otariid species most closely related to O. flavescens with available data (Table 3).…”

Hematology, Serum Chemistry, and Body Mass of Free-Ranging and Captive Canada Lynx in Minnesota

“…The physiologic basis for these comparisons is that blood chemistry of captive individuals is usually similar to blood chemistry of free-ranging individuals (Seal et al, 1975;Fuller et al, 1985). However, the physiologic status of wild-caught animals could differ from the physiologic status of captive animals, for technical reasons such as type of anesthesia, capture method, and time to blood collection, or for ecologic reasons associated with survival under natural conditions.…”

Haematological and Biochemical Values in the Peripheral Blood of Wolves (Canis lupus) Kept in the East-Bohemian Zoological Garden at Dvůr Králové nad Labem

“…The values reported by SEAL et al (1975) were converted to 51 units to make comparison easier. , the value found in our study is higher than that reported by SEAL et al (1975), o the value found in our study shows little difference from that reported by SEAL et al (1975), , the value found in our study is markedly lower than that reported by SEAL et al (1975).…”

“…The finding of .significantly lower values for the red blood picture in young than in adult wolves is in keeping with the observations in dogs by 5 c h a I m et al (1975) who reported that erythrocyte count, haematocrit and haemoglobin content rose steadily in dogs from 2 months of age, reaching adult values in animals aged I to 2 years. The difference in leukocyte count is not mentioned by 5 c h a I m (1975) but is listed in the roster The values reported by SEAL et al (1975) were converted to 51 units using conversion coefficients according to JAGOS and BOUDA (1981).…”