Wenker C J, Hunziker D, Lopez J, Oppliger H, Forrer R, Lutz H
Zoo Basel, Binningerstrasse 40, CH-4054 Basel, Switzerland.
J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med. 2007 Jun;54(5):260-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2007.00903.x.
Haematology, blood chemistry and urine values were determined for 44 adult free-ranging plains viscachas (Lagostomus maximus; Rodentia, Chinchillidae) in their pampas habitat in central Argentina. The study animals were captured in the wild and anaesthetized with a ketamine-xylazine combination for physical examination and sampling. Blood was obtained by venipuncture of the saphenous vein. Results for many of the blood parameters fall within the reference ranges for pet chinchillas. Differentiation of white blood cells revealed a predominantly neutrophil count for plains viscachas, while chinchillas have predominantly lymphocytes. Mean values for blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase and sodium were higher than the upper limit of the reference range for pet chinchillas. The results of seven analytes (haematocrit, haemoglobin, glucose, blood urea nitrogen, sodium, potassium, chloride) were compared by using both a portable blood analyser (i-STAT) in the field and conventional laboratory methods. In general, correlation and agreement between the two methods were low for most parameters.
对生活在阿根廷中部潘帕斯草原栖息地的44只成年野生平原毛丝鼠（Lagostomus maximus；啮齿目，毛丝鼠科）进行了血液学、血液化学和尿液指标测定。研究动物在野外捕获，用氯胺酮-赛拉嗪组合进行麻醉以进行体格检查和采样。通过隐静脉穿刺采血。许多血液参数的结果落在宠物毛丝鼠的参考范围内。白细胞分类显示平原毛丝鼠的中性粒细胞计数占主导，而毛丝鼠的淋巴细胞占主导。血尿素氮、肌酐、天冬氨酸转氨酶和钠的平均值高于宠物毛丝鼠参考范围的上限。使用便携式血液分析仪（i-STAT）在野外和传统实验室方法对七种分析物（血细胞比容、血红蛋白、葡萄糖、血尿素氮、钠、钾、氯）的结果进行了比较。总体而言，两种方法在大多数参数上的相关性和一致性较低。
