Haematological and serum biochemical reference values in Chinese water deer ( Hydropotes inermis ): a preliminary study
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Haematological and serum biochemical reference values in Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis): a preliminary study Dayi Nie1,2, Jianfeng Gui3, Na Zhao1,2, Yi Lin1,2, Haiming Tang4, Feng Cai5, Guoping Shen6, Jiazhong Liu3, Endi Zhang1,2 and Min Chen1,2*
Abstract Background: A selection of haematological and serum biochemical profile was first presented from the 81 samples of Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis). The deer health assessment database was initially established, especially in relation to determining potential effects associated with diseases diagnosis. Results: Blood samples were analyzed for different haematological parameters viz. white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC), haemoglobin (HGB), packed-cell volume (PCV), platelet count (PLT), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean red blood cells distribution width coefficient of variation (RDW) and different hematological parameters viz. total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), globulin (GLB), albumin to globulin ratio (A/G), total bilirubin (TBIL), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), AST/ALT, creatinine, urea (BUN), uric acid, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride, creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and cortisol. The adult females had higher values than adult males in albumin, mean corpuscular volume, packed-cell volume, and hemoglobin content values. The deer from Shanghai had higher urea nitrogen values than those from Zhoushan. Conclusion: To our knowledge this is the first report about the haematological and serum biochemical parameters in Chinese water deer. We had initially established a profile of Chinese water deer on haematological and serum biochemical parameters based on 81 samples we had collected. The findings can serve as a primary reference for health monitoring and disease prevention in this species. Keywords: Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis), Heamatological and biochemical parameters, Sex, Geographic origin
Background Blood haematological and biochemical parameter are critical for the disease diagnosis and health management for both wild and captive animals. Blood parameters reflect the health condition of animals, and serum * Correspondence: [email protected] 1 School of Life Sciences, Institute of Eco-Chongming, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai 200241, China 2 Yangtze Delta Estuarine Wetland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education & Shanghai Science and Technology Committee, Shanghai 202162, China Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
biochemistry is an important tool for clinical assessment of wildlife and livestock [1–4]. Haematological and biochemical parameters in different species have their own suitable range. Recently, animal blood as indicators of pathology not only occurred in livestock, but also in wildlife manag
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