Blood chemistry and nutritional balance of wild and captive armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus L.)

Ramsey, Paul; Tyler, David F; Waddill, James R; Storrs, Eleanor E.

doi:10.1016/0300-9629(81)93013-9

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“…Wild pichis had lower ALT levels than captive nine-banded armadillos (Giacometti et al, 1972) and wild sevenbanded armadillos (Coppo et al, 1979). The values obtained for AST were lower than levels given for wild nine-banded armadillos by Ramsey et al (1981) and for D. septemcinctus by Coppo et al (1979). Although the mean values for AST shown in Table 3 suggest a significant difference between the levels of captive and wild pichis, this variation was mainly due to one captive individual having an AST level of 90 U/l.…”

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“…Pichis had higher calcium and albumin levels than seven-banded armadillos (Coppo et al, 1979), but calcium levels were comparable to those reported for wild D. novemcinctus by Ramsey et al (1981). Protein levels of Z. pichiy were within the range reported for wild D. novemcinctus (Ramsey et al, 1981) and for wild D. septemcinctus (Coppo et al, 1979). Depending on the species, ALT or AST are more appropriate to evaluate hepatic function (Kraft and Dü rr, 2000), but further studies need to be performed in pichis to determine the relevance of each hepatic enzyme for clinical evaluations.…”

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“…Mean BUN levels of pichis (Table 3) were almost three times higher than in D. septemcinctus (Coppo et al, 1979), but half the levels found in wild D. novemcinctus (Ramsey et al, 1981). Urea is mainly excreted through the kidney and can be used as an indicator of renal function.…”

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Hematology and Serum Chemistry Values in Captive and Wild Pichis, Zaedyus Pichiy (Mammalia, Dasypodidae)

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Sierra

2008

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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As part of an ongoing study on the health status of pichis, Zaedyus pichiy (Mammalia, Dasypodidae), blood was collected under manual restraint from 72 free-ranging pichis captured in Mendoza Province, Argentina, between November 2001 and December 2006, and from 22 captive-kept pichis in January 2007. Reference values were established for hematology and serum chemistry. Pichis had lower leukocyte counts and higher mean corpuscular volumes than most other mammals. Blood values were similar for captive and wild pichis, and only a few significant differences were found among genders or age classes.

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Hematology and Serum Chemistry Values in Captive and Wild Pichis, Zaedyus Pichiy (Mammalia, Dasypodidae)

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2008

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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“…Para tal é importante salientar que o controle da ingestão calórica pela equação da taxa metabólica basal determinada por McNab (1985), apresentando para a ordem Cingulata um coeficiente de variação para metabolismo basal de 0,053 e coeficiente de variação para o peso metabólico de 0,675. Ramsey et al (1981), em seus estudos, analisaram a composição nutricional da dieta natural de tatus, encontrando valores de 22,4% de proteína, 10,2% de gordura, 10,0% de fibra bruta, 54,3% de cinzas e 23,43 kJ/g de energia bruta, com uma pequena variação sazonal, mas sem diferença significativa, exceto a fibra bruta no inverno, apresentando 5,7%. Estudos citados por Ramsey et al (1981) indicam que a taxa metabólica basal em tatus, em temperatura ambiental de 30ºC, é, em média, de 119 kJ/kg/dia.…”

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Aspectos biológicos y nutricionales de Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Os tatus (Dasypus novemcinctus) são animais terrestres, solitários e de hábito crepuscular/noturno. Representam a maior espécie do gênero Dasypus, com ampla distribuição geográfica e são conhecidos por abrigar diversos agentes patogênicos, além de atuar como bioindicadores de doenças potencialmente patogênicas aos humanos. Deste modo, são muito utilizados para a pesquisa científica relacionada à saúde humana. Alimentam-se principalmente de insetos, sendo considerados animais insetívoros oportunistas, mas consomem também outros itens alimentares, como frutos, pequenos vertebrados, ovos, carniça, fungos, apresentando uma variabilidade sazonal na ingestão de alimentos, assim buscando alimento ao longo de todo o ano. Apesar de não constarem em lista de espécies ameaçadas, sofrem ameaças constantes em toda a sua extensão territorial, sendo cada vez mais encaminhados a centros de reabilitação e manutenção de animais silvestres. E mesmo sendo mantidos sob cuidados humanos para pesquisa científica relacionadas com a saúde humana, há pouco conhecimento biológico sobre a espécie, principalmente em relação às suas necessidades nutricionais e à criação artificial de filhotes. Portanto, o objetivo desta revisão bibliográfica foi reunir as informações sobre a biologia, os aspectos nutricionais e de criação artificial de tatus. A pesquisa inferiu que ainda há muitos pontos sobre a espécie que precisam de maiores investigações, principalmente quando relacionados à nutrição ex-situ e criação artificial.

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Intake and digestibility of two diets for nine‐banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus: Linnaeus, 1758) kept under human care

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The study aimed to evaluate metabolic parameters, nutrient intake, and absorption of two diets formulated for Dasypus novemcinctus armadillos under human care. Were studied two diets: D1—a diet with dry dog food, ground beef, and boiled chicken egg with shells; D2—a diet with the same ingredients as D1, with added banana and papaya. Both are mixed in water. The parameters analyzed were body weight (BW), weight gain (WG), maintenance energy requirement (MER), Lee index, biometrics, body condition score, glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and cholesterol fractions for eight male armadillos. Dietary intake (DI) and efficiency, nutrient intake, metabolizable energy, and digestibility coefficient for the diets were evaluated in six male armadillos. The diet that included fruits showed higher BW, WG, MER, Lee index, and better glucose metabolism. Both diets promoted increases in WG and Lee Index, as well as improvements in glucose metabolism. The diet without fruit improved the lipid profile of the animals. D2 presented the highest DI, better dietary efficiency, and higher energy intake but also a lower crude fiber intake. However, it showed the best utilization of gross fiber and all other nutrients. In conclusion, the diets constituted an adequate nutritional option for captive armadillos and can be used in malnutrition and pathological processes recovery. Although both diets were adequate, the nonfruit diet was preferable due to the improved lipid profile.

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Blood chemistry and nutritional balance of wild and captive armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus L.)

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References 15 publications

Hematology and Serum Chemistry Values in Captive and Wild Pichis, Zaedyus Pichiy (Mammalia, Dasypodidae)

Hematology and Serum Chemistry Values in Captive and Wild Pichis, Zaedyus Pichiy (Mammalia, Dasypodidae)

Aspectos biológicos y nutricionales de Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Intake and digestibility of two diets for nine‐banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus: Linnaeus, 1758) kept under human care

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