Ratliff Cameron, Hartup Barry K
Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Dr., Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
International Crane Foundation, E-11376 Shady Lane Rd., Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913, USA.
J Wildl Dis. 2019 Oct;55(4):857-861. Epub 2019 Mar 21.
Biochemical and trace element analyses of blood from wild Whooping Cranes () were performed to assess the health of the only self-sustaining, migratory population in North America. Juvenile cranes (=31) approximately 49-70 d-old were sampled at Wood Buffalo National Park, Northwest Territories, Canada, in midsummer from 2010 to 2012. Archived serum (=24) and whole blood (=31) samples from captive juvenile cranes were selected as age-matched controls. Reference values were calculated for serum biochemical analytes and trace elements in whole blood from the captive juvenile Whooping Cranes reared under controlled conditions and with known health histories. Several statistical differences among blood biochemical and trace element values of the wild and captive juveniles were identified and were likely attributable to dietary differences between the populations.
对野生美洲鹤（）的血液进行了生化和微量元素分析，以评估北美唯一自我维持的迁徙种群的健康状况。2010年至2012年仲夏，在加拿大西北地区的伍德布法罗国家公园对约49 - 70日龄的幼年鹤（= 31只）进行了采样。选取圈养幼年鹤的存档血清（= 24份）和全血（= 31份）样本作为年龄匹配的对照。计算了在可控条件下饲养且有已知健康史的圈养幼年美洲鹤全血中血清生化分析物和微量元素的参考值。确定了野生和圈养幼年鹤血液生化和微量元素值之间的几个统计学差异，这些差异可能归因于不同种群之间的饮食差异。
