Valores Hematológicos y Bioquímica Sérica del Caimán Blanco (Caiman crocodilus) de Vida Libre en Madre de Dios, Perú

Abstract

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar los valores hematológicos y bioquímica sérica del caimán blanco (Caiman crocodilus) de vida libre en Madre de Dios, Perú. Se capturaron 30 individuos (26 machos y 4 hembras) en las márgenes del río Madre de Dios. Las muestras sanguíneas se obtuvieron por punción en la rama dorsal de la vena craneal. Los valores hallados fueron: eritrocitos 1.45±0.97 x 106/μl, hematocrito 22.63±4.16%, hemoglobina 7.86±2.10 g/dl, VCM 190.6±76.9 fl, HCM 63.49±20.96 pg, CMCH 34.96±7.80 g/dl, leucocitos 13.18±5.85 x 103/μl, eosinófilos 1.54±1.21 x 103/μl, basófilos 1.31±1.20 x 103/μl, linfocitos 5.77±4.03 x 103/μl, monocitos 0.17±0.38 x 103/μl, heterófilos 2.16±2.59 x 103/μl, ALT 48.59±14.34 U/L, AST 114.0±28.5 UI/L, GGT 1.8±1.6 UI/L, creatinina 0.51±0.35 UI/L, colesterol 101.8±42.3 UI/L, glucosa 98.1±30.7 mg/dL, proteínas totales 5.01±1.00 g/dl, albúmina 1.65±0.29 g/dL, globulinas 3.13±1.08 g/dL, calcio 10.11±1.63 mg/dL y fósforo 6.44±1.09 mg/dl. Se encontraron diferencias significativas según el sexo para los valores de VCM y CMCH.

Determination of Hematological Values of Common Crocodile (Caiman Crocodilus fuscus) in Captivity in the Magdalena medio of Colombia

“…In another investigation carried out by Carlos et al (2017) with the wild spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus crocodilus), the hematocrit had a difference of 0.73 % of that reported in this study, despite the conditions of the different species and habitats (Table 2). The alligators of our study were in a zoo breeding and the spectacled caiman that was compared lived in wildlife (rivers and channels), which can change these values.…”

“…Similarly, Barboza et al (2011) for the MCH found 135 pg (diet with 38 % of crude protein) and 130 pg (diet with 64 % of crude protein), results that are almost twice more than found in this study (Table 2). In the case of spectacled caiman, the MCH value of 63.49 pg (Carlos et al, 2017) was 10.49 pg lower than that found for Caiman crocodilus fuscus; nonetheless it is within the normal range that was determined for this species, which oscillates between 53.83 pg and 88.66 pg.…”

“…The variation of hemoglobin in the spectacled caiman was 0.08 g/dL (Carlos et al, 2017) (Table 2), even though these animals were wild and in captivity. The variation (2.1 g/dL) was higher than that found in our study, which was 1.34 g/dL (Table 2).…”

“…The parameter which differed to those reported in other studies was the MCV. For example, Carlos et al (2017) found for spectacled caiman a value of 190.6 fl., which is three times higher than that of Caiman crocodilus fuscus (60 fl). On the other hand, for Alligator sinensis Peng et al (2018) established that the MCV was 573.13 fl for males and 557.38 fl for females, resulting 9.5 points more than what was stated in our study for males, and 9.2 points more for females.…”

“…The needle (caliber number 16) was introduced at 90 degrees (angle) with the tip forward, and 4 mL of blood was drawn. Blood samples were collected with vacutainer tubes with Ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic (EDTA) as anticoagulant (Carlos et al, 2017).…”