Serum analytes in the Tammar wallaby, <i>Macropus eugenii</i>

Deane, Elizabeth M.; Basden, K.; Burnett, Leslie; Proos, Anné; Cooper, Desmond W.

doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb14177.x

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“…Both Petrogale species had high WCC counts compared to macropodids of the genus Macropus (Presidente, 1978), which Spencer and Speare (1992) attributed to the tendency of rock-wallabies to live in crowded colonies. Data on biochemistry analytes in macropodids have been gathered only from the agile wallaby (Stirrat, 2003) and the tammar wallaby (Deane et al, 1997), and these do not include values for AST, ALP, CPK, GGT, or bilirubin. The ranges for most variables from our study were wide and, where data are available, comparable to those from other macropodids.…”

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Hematology and Serum Biochemistry of the Brush-Tailed Rock-Wallaby (Petrogale Penicillata)

Barnes

Goldizen

Coleman

2008

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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ABSTRACT:In Australia the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is the subject of a national recovery plan, and several sites have been selected for reintroductions. Condition of wild populations and individual animals can be monitored using hematologic and serum biochemistry analytes, and hematologic variables have been correlated with postrelease survival in other species. Prior to such monitoring, reference values for blood variables are required, but these data have not been available for the brush-tailed rock-wallaby. During four trapping periods from November 2004 to August 2005, 116 blood samples were collected from 44 brush-tailed rock-wallabies in a wild colony in southeast Queensland. Some variables varied with sex, age, method of restraint, lactation demands, and trapping period. After partitioning, when required, reference ranges for hematology and serum biochemistry variables were established. This study provides the most comprehensive serum biochemistry reference range for any macropodid marsupial yet published.

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Hematology and Serum Biochemistry of the Brush-Tailed Rock-Wallaby (Petrogale Penicillata)

Barnes

Goldizen

Coleman

2008

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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“…Hematology or blood biochemistry analytes have been reported for a number of free‐ranging macropods, including the allied rock‐wallaby ( Petrogale assimilis ; Spencer and Speare ), agile wallaby ( Macropus agilis ; Stirrat ), black‐footed rock wallaby ( Petrogale lateralis ; Ruykys et al ), brush‐tailed rock wallaby ( Petrogale penicillata ; Schultz et al ), eastern gray kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus ; Arundel et al , Wilcox et al ), euro ( Macropus robustus ; Ealey and Main , Dawson and Denny ), gilbert's potoroo ( Potorous gilbertii ; Vaughan et al ), matschie's tree kangaroo ( Dendrolagus matschiei ; Travis et al ), red kangaroo ( Macropus rufus ; Arundel et al ), quokka ( Setonix brachyurus ; Shield ), and western gray kangaroo ( Macropus fuliginosus ; Arnold ). Although hematology and blood biochemistry analytes have been measured in captive tammar wallabies originating from Kangaroo Island (Presidente , Deane et al , McKenzie et al , Young and Deane , Vogelnest and Woods ), no study has measured these analytes from free‐ranging tammar wallabies or from the Western Australian sub‐species.…”

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Monitoring the health status of free-ranging tammar wallabies using hematology, serum biochemistry, and parasite loads

Robert

Schwanz

2013

Jour. Wild. Mgmt.

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Population differences in body condition, parasitic burden, hematology, and serum biochemistry of free-living tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii) are presented and compared to studies reporting values in captive tammar wallabies. The nutritional distinction in the composition and quality of the available vegetation on Garden Island produces 3 sub-populations that differ in their human disturbance, body condition, rates of reproduction, and survival, providing unique opportunities to examine conditionrelated health parameters in free-living wallabies. Our results show several hematology analytes (in particular, mean corpuscular hemoglobin and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration), all the measured serum biochemistry analytes (urea, creatinine, triglycerides, and albumin), and total gastrointestinal parasite burden are significantly associated with body condition (body mass index), providing reliable indices of wallaby condition and habitat quality. The means and standard errors for hematology analytes (in particular, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) and all serum biochemistry values for free-ranging wallabies lie below and outside of reference ranges for captive wallabies, despite the naval base sub-population benefiting from human modified habitats with a consistent availability of food. This indicates that free-ranging tammar wallabies may be suffering from some challenges that captive wallabies do not face. The hematology and serum biochemistry values coupled with body condition indices suggest wallabies in the south bush sub-population are under greater nutritional stress and suffering from prolonged malnutrition. Examining all parameters in a single year and across years would be beneficial to further investigate habitat differences driving this change to help distinguish if vegetative structure and associated nutritional deficiencies and/or disease are limiting this population. Health monitoring is an integral part of the management of both captive and free-living populations and the data presented here will serve as an effective management tool in assessing the health status of free-living tammar wallabies. Ó 2013 The Wildlife Society.

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Blood constituents of free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)

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Baseline haematology, blood chemistry and acute phase protein parameters have not previously been published for free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus). Eight eastern grey kangaroos, including three adult males, three adult females and two subadult males from two different populations, were examined. Assays assessed the antibacterial activity of kangaroo serum against one Gram-positive and three Gram-negative bacteria. The kangaroo serum had a strong antibacterial response to Klebsiella pneumoniae, and moderate responses to Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The presence and level of acute phase proteins, haptoglobin and serum amyloid A in kangaroos was investigated. Haptoglobin and serum amyloid A were present in kangaroo serum, but only haptoglobin was elevated in a kangaroo with capture myopathy and necrotic wounds. The findings of this study provide preliminary data on health parameters of free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos. These parameters can be used to assist in assessing health in free-ranging populations.

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Serum analytes in the Tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii

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Hematology and Serum Biochemistry of the Brush-Tailed Rock-Wallaby (Petrogale Penicillata)

Hematology and Serum Biochemistry of the Brush-Tailed Rock-Wallaby (Petrogale Penicillata)

Monitoring the health status of free-ranging tammar wallabies using hematology, serum biochemistry, and parasite loads

Blood constituents of free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)

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