Veterinarski arhiv, Vol. 87 No. 2, 2017.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Acid-base status, hematology and serum biochemistry values for a zoo population of Grant’s zebra (Equus quagga boehmi)
Diana Brozić
orcid.org/0000-0001-5419-8129
; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Lana Pađen
; Department of Physiology and Radiobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Zvonko Stojević
; Department of Physiology and Radiobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Marcela Šperanda
; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Mislav Đidara
; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Jadranko Boras
; Osijek ZOO Garden, Osijek, Croatia
Jasna Stošić
; Zagreb ZOO Garden, Zagreb, Croatia
Kristina Starčević
; Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Mašek
; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
The study was carried out on 14 female and 12 male Grant’s zebras to investigate the acid-base status, hematological and serum biochemistry values of a captive population. Sampling was performed during the years 2010 and 2011. The examined parameters included: acid-base parameters, hematology, serum biochemistry, enzyme activity and serum minerals. The most noticeable differences from zebras in other studies were higher MCHC and MCH values and lower MCV values. In comparison to domestic and wild horses, the zebras had very similar values for hematological parameters. Hematological values did not differ between males and females. Determination of acid-base status revealed similar values to domestic and wild horses, with high variations only in chloride values. Zebras had similar values to healthy horses for total protein, triglycerides, total cholesterol, ALP, ALT, AST and albumin/globulin ratio, while their GGT was higher We found significant differences between male and female zebras for five biochemical parameters. Female zebras had higher values for ALT, albumin, albumin/globulin ratio and triglycerides than males, while males had significantly higher values for GGT and AST. The findings of this study may be useful to veterinary clinicians or biologists working with captive or free-ranging zebras. Future studies should focus on the link between diet and blood metabolites, and stress hormones in Grant’s zebra and similar animals.
Ključne riječi
Grant’s zebra; serum biochemistry; acid-base balance; hematology
Hrčak ID:
178606
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.3.2017.
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