Hematological and biochemical profile of captive brown-throated sloths Bradypus variegatus, Schinz 1825, feeding on ambay pumpwood Cecropia pachystachya Trécul 1847

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to establish reference parameters for the hematological and biochemical levels of five healthy captive sloths of the speciesBradypus variegatus(brown-throated sloth) feeding onCecropia pachystachya(Ambay pumpwood), alternating with a period of free diet in the Dois...

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Published in:	Arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia Vol. 73; no. 4; pp. 877 - 884
Main Authors:	Tschá, M.C., Andrade, G.P., Albuquerque, P.V., Tschá, A.R., Dimech, G.S., Silva, C.J.F.L., Farias, E.T.N., Amorim, M.J.A.A.L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária 01-08-2021 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Subjects:	ambay pumpwood biochemistry hematology sloths tests VETERINARY SCIENCES hematology tests biochemistry ambay pumpwood embaúba bicho-preguiça sloths hematologia bioquímica exames
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Summary:	ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to establish reference parameters for the hematological and biochemical levels of five healthy captive sloths of the speciesBradypus variegatus(brown-throated sloth) feeding onCecropia pachystachya(Ambay pumpwood), alternating with a period of free diet in the Dois Irmãos State Park (DISP) Recife, Pernambuco - Brazil. RESUMO O objetivo da presente pesquisa foi estabelecer parâmetros de referência para níveis hematológicos e bioquímicos, de cinco preguiças sadias, da espécie Bradypus variegatus (preguiça-de-garganta-marrom), em cativeiro, alimentando-se de Cecropia pachystachya (embaúba) em períodos alternados com dieta livre, no Parque Estadual de Dois Irmãos (PEDI) Recife, Pernambuco-Brasil.
ISSN:	0102-0935 1678-4162 1678-4162
DOI:	10.1590/1678-4162-12291