Title
Hematological parameters of blue-headed macaw Primolius couloni L. (Psittacidae) in captivity
Other title
Parámetros hematológicos del "guacamayo cabeza azul" Primolius couloni L. (Psittacidae) 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
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 × 103/ml and 10.11 × 10 3/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.
Start page
22
End page
27
Volume
22
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud Hematología Medicina clínica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84859546822
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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