HEMATOLOGIC AND BIOCHEMICAL REFERENCE INTERVALS FOR WILD OSPREY NESTLINGS (PANDION HALIAETUS)

HEMATOLOGIC AND BIOCHEMICAL REFERENCE INTERVALS FOR WILD OSPREY NESTLINGS (PANDION HALIAETUS)

A retrospective study of blood samples from 95 osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nestlings from Scotland and England, collected opportunistically over a 10-yr period, was performed to determine hematologic and plasma biochemistry reference intervals. The age of the sampled nestlings was estimated to be bet...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 459 - 465
Main Authors: Meredith, Anna, Surguine, Katie, Handel, Ian, Bronsvoort, Mark, Beard, Philippa, Thornton, Susan M, Wesche, Petra, Hart, Mike, Anderson, David, Dennis, Roy
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States American Association of Zoo Veterinarians 20-09-2012
Subjects:
Animals
Biochemistry
Bird nesting
Birds
Birds of prey
Blood
Blood Cell Count - standards
Blood Cell Count - veterinary
Blood Chemical Analysis - veterinary
Chicks
Eagles
Falconiformes - blood
Hematology
osprey
Pandion haliaetus
reference interval
Reference Values
Veterinary medicine
Zoos
England
Scotland
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Summary:A retrospective study of blood samples from 95 osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nestlings from Scotland and England, collected opportunistically over a 10-yr period, was performed to determine hematologic and plasma biochemistry reference intervals. The age of the sampled nestlings was estimated to be between 4 and 8 wk. Ninety-five percent reference intervals were determined for all hematologic and biochemical variables using parametric and nonparametric methods as appropriate. No blood parasites were detected. This is the first published study providing baseline reference data for osprey nestlings, and it is hoped the data will be of use to wildlife veterinarians and biologists in assessing the health of this species.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1638/2010-0195R3.1
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ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/2010-0195r3.1