Title
Liver biochemistry profile in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) reared in caPTIVITY
Other title
Perfil bioquímico sanguíneo hepático de venados cola blanca (Odocoileus virginianus) criados en cautiverio
Date Issued
01 January 2011
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
This study was carried out with 23 adult white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) of both sexes, kept in captivity in the province of Lima to establish reference liver biochemistry profile values (Total and direct bilirubin, total protein, albumin, alanine amino transferase (ALT), aspartate amino transferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (AF), and gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT). The animals (7 males and 16 females) were from three local zoos and were anesthesyzed with ketamine hydrochloride or with a combination of ketamine hydrochloride and xylazine hydrochloride. Blood samples (7 ml) were collected from the saphenous vein in sterile tubes and serum was analyzed using commercial kits. The values (mean ± SD) were Total Bilirubin: 0.6 ± 0.3 mg/dl; Direct Bilirubin: 0.08 ± 0.06 mg/dl; Total Protein: 6.6 ± 0.7 g/dl; Albumin: 3.6 ± 0.5 g/dl; ALT: 26.0 ± 9.7 UI/l; AST: 87.6 ± 22.9 UI/l; AF: 73.9 ± 33.8 UI/l, and GGT: 42.5 ± 12.6 UI/l. There were no statistical differences due to sex except for total bilirubin and albumin (p<0.05).
Start page
138
End page
143
Volume
22
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84859495088
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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