Hematologic and Blood Chemistry Reference Values for Free-ranging Muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus)

被引：8

作者：

Ahlers, Adam A. ^{[1
,2
]}

Mitchell, Mark A. ^{[3
]}

Schooley, Robert L. ^{[1
]}

Heske, Edward J. ^{[2
]}

Levengood, Jeffrey M. ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Illinois, Dept Nat Resources & Environm Sci, Urbana, IL 61801 USA

[2] Univ Illinois, Illinois Nat Hist Survey, Champaign, IL 61820 USA

[3] Univ Illinois, Coll Vet Med, Urbana, IL 61802 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | 2011年 / 47卷 / 03期

关键词：

Blood chemistry; hematology; muskrat; Ondatra zibethicus; riparian; RAT;

D O I：

10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.685

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

Baseline hematologic and serum chemistry values are used by veterinarians and wildlife biologists to identify abnormally high or low levels of particular blood parameters in a target species. This vital information can assist animal care providers in making informed decisions on the care of wildlife and help to determine diagnoses for certain illnesses. Published blood parameter values are not available for wild-caught muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus). We measured 27 blood parameter values from 29 free-ranging, riparian muskrats caught from June-November 2008 in east-central Illinois, USA, and compared mean values between adults and juveniles. Adult muskrats had higher levels of globulins (F(1.27)=6.394, P <= 0.018) and eosinophils (F(1.25)=6.883, P <= 0.015) than did juvenile muskrats, possibly because of increased exposure to parasites and allergens over time.

引用

页码：685 / 689

页数：5

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