Hematological parameters of blue-headed macaw Primolius couloni L. (Psittacidae) in captivity

Authors

  • Giovanna Solari Patronato del Parque de las Leyendas Felipe Benavides Barreda, Lima
  • David Tribeño Patronato del Parque de las Leyendas Felipe Benavides Barreda, Lima
  • Zoila Navarro Patronato del Parque de las Leyendas Felipe Benavides Barreda, Lima
  • Rafael Alvis Laboratorio de Reproducción y Biología del Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima. Laboratorio de Biología, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima
  • José Pino Laboratorio de Reproducción y Biología del Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v22i1.115

Keywords:

blue-headed sparrow, Primolius couloni, Psittacidae, hematology, normal values

Abstract

The Blue-headed macaw (Primolius couloni) is considered a New World endangered parrot. Blood samples were collected from 13 captive blue-headed macaws (7 male, 6 female) housed in the Las Leyendas Zoological Park in Lima, Peru to establish hematologic reference values. Mean values for erythrocytes and leukocytes were 2608 x 103/ml and 10.11 x 103/ml respectively; hematocrit was 50.15% and mean corpuscular volume was 200 fl. The differential leukocyte count showed 64.7 and 25.3% of heterophils and leukocytes respectively. The largest and smallest diameter of erythrocytes was 11.3 and 7.0 μm respectively. Baseline hematologic ranges were established and can be used as reference values for this species.

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Published

2011-03-30

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2011 Giovanna Solari, David Tribeño, Zoila Navarro, Rafael Alvis, José Pino

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How to Cite

Solari, G., Tribeño, D., Navarro, Z., Alvis, R., & Pino, J. (2011). Hematological parameters of blue-headed macaw Primolius couloni L. (Psittacidae) in captivity. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 22(1), 22-27. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v22i1.115