Parámetros hematológicos del "guacamayo cabeza azul" Primolius couloni L. (Psittacidae) en cautiverio

Translated title of the contribution: Hematological parameters of blue-headed macaw Primolius couloni L. (Psittacidae) in captivity

Giovanna Solari, David Tribeño, Zoila Navarro, Rafael Alvis, José Pino

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Abstract

The Blue-headed macaw (Primolius couloni) is considered a New World endangered parrot. Blood samples were collected from 13 captive blue-headed macaws (7 male, 6 female) housed in the Las Leyendas Zoological Park in Lima, Peru to establish hematologic reference values. Mean values for erythrocytes and leukocytes were 2608 × 103/ml and 10.11 × 10 3/ml respectively; hematocrit was 50.15% and mean corpuscular volume was 200 fl. The differential leukocyte count showed 64.7 and 25.3% of heterophils and leukocytes respectively. The largest and smallest diameter of erythrocytes was 11.3 and 7.0 μm respectively. Baseline hematologic ranges were established and can be used as reference values for this species.

Translated title of the contributionHematological parameters of blue-headed macaw Primolius couloni L. (Psittacidae) in captivity
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)22-27
Number of pages6
JournalRevista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
Volume22
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

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