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Martínez, E. O., Hernández, O. E., Boede, E. O., Peñaloza, C., & Rodríguez, A. E. (2007). Inventory of the arrau sideneck turtle, podocnemis expansa (schweigger, 1812) in venezuelan zoos. haematology and blood chemistry reference values. Revista Cientifica Facultad de Ciences Veterinarias, 17(5), 433–440.
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Categories: General Keywords: Blut = blood, Chelonia, Cheloniidae, Podocnemididae, Podocnemis, Podocnemis expansa, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Boede, Hernández, Martínez, Peñaloza, Rodríguez Collection: Revista Cientifica Facultad de Ciences Veterinarias |
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Abstract |
The Arrau sideneck turtle (Podocnemis expansa) is the biggest fresh water hard shell chelonian in the world, which has been subjected to an irrational hunting to the point of being in the verge of extinction. Among the diverse strategies of conservation of this species was to make the zoos that kept this species in their collections as ex situ breeding centers, and also for raising wild born hatchlings until one year of age for re-introduction purposes. In such a sense an inventory of the captive zoo specimens where we counted wherein 101 adult animals (94 females and 7 males) was recorded. The inspection of the exhibits gave as a result that most of the facilities requires modifications, also in habitat conditions, animal husbandry, research and public information in order to reach mentioned aims. Blood samples were collected from the neck of some turtles, with the purpose to obtain haematological and blood chemistry reference values, as an essential step to estimate its health condition. The results obtained by the observation under microscope and a blood automatic analyser were: packed cell volume 34.30%, erythrocytes 470x109/L, leukocytes 3.08x109/L, lymphocytes 34.00%, monocytes 1.33%, heterophils 63.50%, total proteins 43.7 g/L, albumin 19.2 g/L, globulins 19.6 g/L, total bilirubin 0.004 g/L, direct bilirubin 0.001 g/L, uric acid 0.012 g/L, urea nitrogen 0.366 g/L, glucose 0.485 mg/L, iron 1.088, mg/L, calcium 0.093 g/L, sodium 134.78 mmol/L, potassium 4.26 mmol/L, chloride 104.38 mmol/L, phosphorus 0.033 g/L, CK 1673 u/L, AST 26.50 u/L, ALT (6.80 u/, and ALP 154.60 u/L), respectively.
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