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25 November 2022 Hematological and Plasma Biochemical Reference Values for Captive White-Fronted Parrots (Amazona albifrons) in México
José Juan Díaz Vértiz, Adriana Margarita Ducoing Watty, Araceli Lima Melo, Roberto Wolf Webels, Ricardo Itzcóatl Maldonado-Reséndiz
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to establish hematological and plasma biochemical reference values in captive white-fronted Amazon parrots (Amazona albifrons), as well as to determine whether sex effects the reference values. To our knowledge, hematological and plasma biochemical data have not been reported in this species. Thirty-seven clinically healthy adult individuals (21 males, 16 females) from El Nido Bird Sanctuary, Ixtapaluca, Estado de México, were the subject birds for this study. Complete blood count and selected plasma biochemical parameters, including uric acid, glutamate dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase, total protein, and albumin, were evaluated. Blood samples were collected in the winter (January), outside of the birds' breeding season. Many hematological and plasma biochemical analytes had large coefficients of variation, and there were no statistically significant sex differences identified.

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José Juan Díaz Vértiz, Adriana Margarita Ducoing Watty, Araceli Lima Melo, Roberto Wolf Webels, and Ricardo Itzcóatl Maldonado-Reséndiz "Hematological and Plasma Biochemical Reference Values for Captive White-Fronted Parrots (Amazona albifrons) in México," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 36(3), 233-241, (25 November 2022). https://doi.org/10.1647/20-00048
Published: 25 November 2022
KEYWORDS
Amazona albifrons
Avian
blood analytes
hematology
plasma biochemistry
psittacine
sex
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