REFERENTIAL HAEMATOLOGICAL VALUES IN AGOUTIS (DASYPROCTA FULIGINOSA) KEPT IN CAPTIVITY

Authors

  • Dante Andrade E. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Laboratorio de Patología Clínica y Biología Molecular. Lima, Perú
  • Olga Li E. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Laboratorio de Patología Clínica y Biología Molecular. Lima, Perú
  • Francisco Suárez A. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva. Lima, Perú
  • Walter Silva S. Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS). Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v22i1.14512

Keywords:

agouti, Dasyprocta fuliginosa, hematological values, captivity, zoo

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to determine the haematologic values of agoutis (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) bred in captivity at the Patronato Parque Las Leyendas zoo (PATPAL). Twenty three animals were used (11 males and 12 females; 13 juvenile and 10 adults). They were anesthetized with a combination of Ketamine (10 mg/kg BW) and Xilacine (1 mg/kg BW) i.m. The haemathological analysis included haemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Ht), count of erythrocytes (RBC) and leucocytes (WBC), mean cell volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and the leukocyte differential. The obtained values were: 6.17 x 106/μl RBC, 5,739 x 103/μl WBC, 40.4% Ht, 12.42 g/dl Hb, 66.56 fl MCV, 20.56 pg MCH, 30.88 g/dl MCHC; and 67.1% neutrophils, 29.6% lymphocytes, 2.39% eosinophils, 0.26% monocytes and 0.56% band neutrophils. The encountered values were similar to those reported in the literature.

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Published

2011-03-30

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Comunicaciones

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Copyright (c) 2011 Dante Andrade E., Olga Li E., Francisco Suárez A., Walter Silva S.

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How to Cite

Andrade E., D., Li E., O., Suárez A., F., & Silva S., W. (2011). REFERENTIAL HAEMATOLOGICAL VALUES IN AGOUTIS (DASYPROCTA FULIGINOSA) KEPT IN CAPTIVITY. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 22(1), 76-79. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v22i1.14512