Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Falcon Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
J Vet Diagn Invest. 2021 Jul;33(4):797-800. doi: 10.1177/10406387211015655. Epub 2021 May 19.
Falconry is a long-standing tradition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and in 2016, falconry was included by UNESCO in the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The health and wellness of falconry raptors is a priority for the local culture; plasma chemistry analysis plays an important role in monitoring, assessing, and managing diseases in avian patients. Imbalances of Cu, Mg, and Zn have been linked to several diseases in avian species; therefore, determining the reference intervals (RIs) of these minerals has important implications in the clinical management of falcons. We determined the RIs in plasma for Cu, Mg, and Zn in captive (falconry-managed) falcons according to the Quality Assurance and Laboratory Standards Committee of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology, and the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. Blood chemistry analyses were carried out on 252 clinically healthy falcons examined at the Dubai Falcon Hospital in the UAE: 124 gyrfalcons () and 128 falcons of other species. We observed no significant variation in RIs of Cu (1.5-7.0 µmol/L), Mg (0.49-0.78 mmol/L), or Zn (11.8-34.1 µmol/L) based on different species or sex.
猎鹰术是阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）的一项悠久传统，2016 年，猎鹰术被联合国教科文组织列入人类非物质文化遗产名录。猎鹰术猛禽的健康和福利是当地文化的重中之重；等离子体化学分析在监测、评估和管理禽类患者疾病方面发挥着重要作用。铜、镁和锌的失衡与几种禽类疾病有关；因此，确定这些矿物质的参考区间（RIs）对猎鹰的临床管理具有重要意义。我们根据美国兽医临床病理学会的质量保证和实验室标准委员会以及临床实验室标准协会的指南，确定了圈养（猎鹰管理）猎鹰血浆中 Cu、Mg 和 Zn 的 RIs。在阿联酋的迪拜猎鹰医院，对 252 只临床健康的猎鹰进行了血液化学分析：124 只游隼（）和 128 只其他物种的猎鹰。我们观察到不同物种或性别之间 Cu（1.5-7.0 μmol/L）、Mg（0.49-0.78 mmol/L）或 Zn（11.8-34.1 μmol/L）的 RIs 没有显著差异。
