Normal haematology of the houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii)

Medical Dilemmas Associated With Rehabilitating Confiscated Houbara Bustards (Chlamydotis Undulata Macqueenii) After Avian Pox and Paramyxovirus Type 1 Infection

“…Hematology values are presented in Table 2. Mean Hb and PCV levels were at the low end of normal reference values (Samour et al, 1994). Mean total WBC and lymphocyte counts were at the high end of normal ranges.…”

“…Blood samples were collected from 11 birds with avipox lesions and values are presented in Table 2. Mean red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), and packed cell volume (PCV) values were significantly lower, while white cell count (WBC), heterophil, lymphocyte, and monocyte counts, and heterophil:lymphocyte ratio (H:L ratio) were significantly higher compared with normal reference ranges (Samour et al, 1994). In addition to pox lesions described above, postmortem findings in 16 birds with confirmed pox infections included: esophageal papillomas (one); splenomegaly (14); pulmonary congestion (five); sinusitis (one); tracheal lesions (three); bacterial pulmonary granuloma (one); renal enlargement and congestion (three); proventriculitis (one); pancreatic inflammation, enlargement, and hardening (seven); hepatic inflammation (nine); peritonitis and Table 3.…”

“…Choanal swabs were collected for Chlamydiophila sp. antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Groups A and B) at arrival, 2, 6, and 11 mo, and endoscopy was conducted on left and right sides according to the method described by Samour (1999) at 2 and 11 mo (Groups A and B). Swabs and biopsies of lesions collected during endoscopy were submitted for aerobic bacteriology and fungal culture.…”

“…Aerobic bacteriology , hematology (Samour et al, 1994) PMV-1 antibody ELISA (Svanova Biotech, S-751 83 Uppsala, Sweden) and Chlamydiophila sp. antigen ELISA (Ideia, Dako Diagnostics Ltd., Ely, UK) were analyzed according to the manufacturer's instructions at NARC.…”

“…Differences in hematology values between abnormal Group A and B birds and clinically normal birds were analyzed for statistical significance with the unpaired Student's t-test. Hematology data from clinically normal birds was derived from the original raw results kindly provided by Dr. J. Samour (Samour et al, 1994). Differences in mortality between males and females in each group were analyzed for statistical significance with the chisquare test.…”