Serum and urine biochemical diversity among wild‐caught and colony‐born Aotus nancymae

Abstract

Serum and urine analytes were compared between adult wild-caught and adult colony-born owl monkeys (Aotus nancymae), to determine if normative clinical pathology data were similar. Significant differences (P < or = 0.05) were noted in serum protein, glucose, sodium, urine calcium, calcium clearance, and fractional clearance of calcium between the two groups. The results suggest that reference data for feral owl monkeys is not completely applicable to colony-born animals, however, the differences are too small to be of clinical significance.

Relationship of creatine kinase, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, and proteinuria to cardiomyopathy in the owl monkey (Aotus vociferans)

“…Although the mean CK values were higher than those observed in our study, the species of Aotus and origin of the animals (wild‐caught vs. captive‐born) were not described, which can account for the observed differences. This is because it has been reported that normative reference data for feral owl monkeys is not completely applicable to colony‐born animals or for one karyotype of owl monkey when compared with another karyotype [44, 45]. In addition, AST values were not determined which together with CK and CK/AST ratio are useful for diagnosing myocardial infarction in humans [12].…”