Bailey T A, Wernery U, Howlett J, Naldo J, Samour J H
National Avian Research Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
J Wildl Dis. 1999 Jan;35(1):31-7. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.1.31.
Plasma chemistry parameters were measured in adult (> 1.5 yr) and juvenile (4-8 and 9-16 wk) captive houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) and from adult (> 1.5 yr) and juvenile (4-8, 9-16, 17-24, 25-32, 33-40 and 41-52 wk) captive kori bustards (Ardeotis kori) to study age-related changes. A comparison of the values obtained was made between adult and juvenile bustards of both species and from the literature with other bustard species. Significant differences between adult and juvenile bustards of both species were found for glucose, total protein, alkaline phosphatase (ALKP), aspartate amino transferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase, and calcium. Some parameters, such as calcium, showed comparable age-related changes in both species. In contrast, other parameters showed clear differences in the type (ALT, AST) or magnitude (ALKP) of age-related change between the species, demonstrating the importance of determining normal values for individual species. The results obtained from this study provide blood chemistry values for these species and demonstrate age-related differences between adult and juvenile birds.
在成年（>1.5岁）和幼年（4 - 8周及9 - 16周）的圈养阿拉伯鸨（Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii）以及成年（>1.5岁）和幼年（4 - 8周、9 - 16周、17 - 24周、25 - 32周、33 - 40周及41 - 52周）的圈养灰颈鹭鸨（Ardeotis kori）中测量血浆化学参数，以研究与年龄相关的变化。对这两个物种的成年和幼年鸨所获得的值与文献中其他鸨物种的值进行了比较。在葡萄糖、总蛋白、碱性磷酸酶（ALKP）、天冬氨酸氨基转移酶（AST）、乳酸脱氢酶和钙方面，发现这两个物种的成年和幼年鸨之间存在显著差异。一些参数，如钙，在两个物种中显示出类似的与年龄相关的变化。相比之下，其他参数在物种之间与年龄相关变化的类型（ALT、AST）或幅度（ALKP）上表现出明显差异，这表明确定单个物种的正常值很重要。本研究获得的结果提供了这些物种的血液化学值，并证明了成年和幼年鸟类之间与年龄相关的差异。
