Hematologic and Biochemical Reference Intervals of Free-Living Mediterranean Pond Turtles (Mauremys leprosa)

Hidalgo-Vila, J.; Díaz‐Paniagua, Carmen; Pérez-Santigosa, Natividad; Plaza, Agustín; Camacho, I; Recio, F.

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.798

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“…Packed cell volume was not significantly different between C. longicollis and E. macquarii and was similar to values reported in other chelonians (Diethelm and Stein, 2006;Hidalgo-Vila et al, 2007;Innis et al, 2007;Perpiñ án et al, 2008;Chung et al, 2009;Chansue et al, 2011). Greater total protein in C. longicollis than in E. macquarii is most likely due to diet.…”

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“…One of the challenges involved in using blood parameters to assess the health of animals is to remove sources of inherent and confounding variation potentially arising from factors relating to the individual animal. For example, individuals vary in age (or size), body condition, parasite load, sex and nutritional status, and such factors may influence hematologic and serum or plasma biochemical parameters (Harr et al, 2001;Campbell and Ellis, 2007;Hidalgo-Vila et al, 2007).…”

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Hematologic and Serum Biochemical Values of Gravid Freshwater Australian Chelonians

Scheelings

Rafferty

2012

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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ABSTRACT:Hematologic and serum biochemical analyses were performed on 30 wild-caught, gravid, Australian freshwater chelonians. Species sampled were western long-necked turtles (Chelodina oblonga; n513), common long-necked turtles (Chelodina longicollis; n58), and Murray River turtles (Emydura macquarii; n59). Turtles were obtained from Lake Goolellal in Perth, Western Australia (C. oblonga), and Lake Coranderrk in Healesville, Victoria (C. longicollis and E. macquarii). All turtles were considered healthy at the time of sample collection. Blood results were similar to those reported in other freshwater chelonians, with the exception of elevated calcium levels in all species. Hypercalcemia was attributed to egg development and maturation. A hemoparasite morphologically resembling Haemogregarina clelandi was found in all C. oblonga samples and in four C. longicollis samples. Infection with H. clelandi appeared to have no physiological effects on blood parameters or morphometrics of infected turtles. Blood parameters were also considered poor indicators of female chelonian morphometrics and fecundity.

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Hematologic and Serum Biochemical Values of Gravid Freshwater Australian Chelonians

Scheelings

Rafferty

2012

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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“…Although biochemical parameters showed no statistical differences between the sexes, recorded values were generally higher in females. It is known that there are differences in the biochemical status between males and females, but these are mainly related to the breeding season (Dessauer 1970;Hildago-Villa et al 2007). In our study, the females may have given birth a few weeks before blood sampling, and the observed higher values might have been linked to this.…”

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Biochemical and hematological profiles of a wild population of the nose-horned viper Vipera ammodytes (Serpentes: Viperidae) during autumn, with a morphological assessment of blood cells

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Background: Hematological and biochemical analyses of blood can be of great importance for studying the biology of species and determining the health status of animals in both the wild and captivity. In order to determine baseline ranges for the nose-horned viper Vipera ammodytes, we determined the blood cell morphology and measured 20 hematological and 5 biochemical variables from the blood samples taken from 31 (17 males and 14 females) healthy specimens of nose-horned viper caught in the wild at the beginning of autumn. Results: Most of the measured parameters and blood cell morphology were similar to those reported for other reptile species. The males showed a significantly higher eosinophil count and higher mean cell hemoglobin (MCH) and MCH concentration values, while the females had a significantly higher mature erythrocyte count. The erythrocyte differential counts showed balanced hematopoiesis in this part of the annual cycle. Conclusions: We suggest that these results can be used as a baseline for determining hematological values and blood cell morphology for V. ammodytes, as well as in further studies including monitoring and determination of the health status of this species, especially of animals kept in captivity for antiserum production. This is the most complete report regarding hematological parameters of this endangered snake species.

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“…Em tartarugas o estado de saúde pode ser avaliado através do hemograma (Pires et al 2006, Deem et al 2009), por isto os valores hematológicos têm sido investigados em tartarugas marinhas (Pires 2007, Casal et al 2009, Deem et al 2009, Pires et al 2009, Santos et al 2009, Snoddy et al 2009, Flint et al 2010) e de água doce (Brites 2002, Tesserolli 2004, Hidalgo-Vila et al 2007, Ferronato 2008, Silva 2011. Contudo, no gênero Trachemys os poucos estudos existentes limitam a discussão dos resultados (Alves 2013), pois fatores como alterações no habitat, introdução de espécies invasoras, poluição ambiental, uso insustentá-vel, mudança climática global (Gibbons et al 2000, Ruiz et al 2002, sexo, tamanho, idade e alimentação (Deem et al 2009); técnicas utilizadas, tempo da amostra, manejo do animal, esforço físico, estado nutricional, condição fisioló-gica e mental, sazonalidade e contenção química podem levar a grandes variações nos testes realizados por diferentes laboratórios (Hawkey & Dennet 1989).…”

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Biometria corporal e parâmetros hematológicos de Trachemys scripta elegans e Trachemys dorbignyi (Testudines: Emydidae) criadas em cativeiro em Petrolina, Pernambuco

Gradela

Souza²,

Queiroz

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Pesq. Vet. Bras.

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ABSTRACT.-Gradela A., Souza V.N., Queiroz M.M., Constantino A.C., Bandeira C.G. This study aimed to evaluate the body biometry and hematological profile of Trachemys scripta elegans (N=28) and Trachemys dorbignyi (N=22) reared in captivity in the Brazilian submedium northeastern semi-arid region in the Valley of the São Francisco river. It aimed to establish basic health blood values and generate useful data on the comparative physiology of Testudines. After 120-day adaptation and 24-hour fasting, 2.5mL of blood were collected from the dorsal occipital sinus and deposited into a tube with sodium heparin for evaluation, following, of hematological levels. The red blood cell count (RBC) and GLC was conducted in a Neubauer chamber, the hemoglobin level (HGB) was supplied by the cyanmethemoglobin method and the hematocrit (HCT) was obtained by the microhematocrit technique. Based on the RBC, the hematimetric were mathematically established. Body biometry were also evaluated: a) body mass (BM, g); b) maximum dimensions of the carapace [length (MLC, cm) and width (MWC, cm)]; c) maximum dimensions of plastron [length (MLP, cm) and width (MWP, cm)]; d) total length of tail (TLT, cm); e) linear length from the base of the tail to the cloacal orifice (LPrC, cm); f) linear length from the cloacal orifice to the extremity of the tail (LPoC, cm). T. scripta elegans showed higher values (P<0.05) for biometrics, while TLT and LPrC were higher (P<0.05) in T. dorbignyi. The hematological values did not differ (P>0.05) among species. The results show that most of the variation found between T. scripta elegans and T. dorbignyi is explained by the biometric variables and that some hematologic correlations characterize interspecies differences. It was conclude that the results shed light on benchmarks for these species kept in captivity in the northeastern semi-arid region and serve as a model for intra and interspecies comparative physiology.

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Hematologic and Biochemical Reference Intervals of Free-Living Mediterranean Pond Turtles (Mauremys leprosa)

Cited by 46 publications

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Hematologic and Serum Biochemical Values of Gravid Freshwater Australian Chelonians

Hematologic and Serum Biochemical Values of Gravid Freshwater Australian Chelonians

Biochemical and hematological profiles of a wild population of the nose-horned viper Vipera ammodytes (Serpentes: Viperidae) during autumn, with a morphological assessment of blood cells

Biometria corporal e parâmetros hematológicos de Trachemys scripta elegans e Trachemys dorbignyi (Testudines: Emydidae) criadas em cativeiro em Petrolina, Pernambuco

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