To determine if blood administered to pigeons by gavage tube would simulate gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a noncarnivorous avian model, be digested in the gastrointestinal tract, and subsequently alter concentrations of plasma urea nitrogen, creatinine, or uric acid, blood from common peacocks (Pavo cristatus) was administered by gavage tube to 5 healthy domestic pigeons (Columba livia) at doses of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, and 8.0 ml/kg. No significant difference in plasma concentrations of urea nitrogen, creatinine, or uric acid was seen 4–6 hours after gavage. The findings did not support or rule out the presence of gastrointestinal blood in pigeons as a model for hemorrhage in noncarnivorous avian species.
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1 June 2007
Plasma Uric Acid, Creatinine, and Urea Nitrogen Concentrations After Whole Blood Administration via the Gastrointestinal Tract in Domestic Pigeons (Columba livia)
Julie Sheldon,
John P. Hoover,
Mark E. Payton
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Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Vol. 21 • No. 2
June 2007
Vol. 21 • No. 2
June 2007
Avian
Columba livia
creatinine
gastrointestinal hemorrhage
pigeon
urea nitrogen
uric acid