Gessner-Knepel Amelia, Gentry Jordan, Schmalz Sharon, Russell Karen E, Heatley J Jill
Zoological Medicine, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Houston SPCA's Wildlife Center of Texas, Old Katy Road, Houston, TX 77024, USA.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Aug 15;14(16):2364. doi: 10.3390/ani14162364.
The brown pelican () is a species often affected by natural and man-made disasters such as hurricanes and oil spills, as well as general human activities; that subsequently receives medical care and rehabilitation. During rehabilitation, blood may be collected for various tests to help with diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. Reference intervals for this species are limited, dated, and typically from small sample sizes. Seventy-one presumed healthy brown pelicans were sampled as part of their pre-release examination from rehabilitation at the Wildlife Center of Texas after a large volume stranding from December 2014 to January 2015, and various venous analytes were measured to establish updated reference intervals for brown pelicans. Fibrinogen was measured via heat precipitation and the Abaxis VSPro equine fibrinogen cartridge to determine reference intervals and in an attempt to validate the VSPro for use in avian species. Abaxis VS2 Avian/Reptile Chemistry panel, iSTAT CG4+, and iSTAT Chem8+ results, in addition to body condition score, spun PCV, cloacal temperature, and fibrinogen were measured. Proposed reference intervals for brown pelicans are presented. Fibrinogen results were not comparable between the gold standard method and the VSPro, indicating that the VSPro is not appropriate for use in brown pelicans.
褐鹈鹕（）是一种经常受到飓风和石油泄漏等自然和人为灾害以及一般人类活动影响的物种；随后会接受医疗护理和康复治疗。在康复过程中，可能会采集血液进行各种检测，以帮助诊断、治疗和监测。该物种的参考区间有限、陈旧，且通常基于小样本量。2014年12月至2015年1月大量褐鹈鹕搁浅后，作为它们从德克萨斯野生动物中心康复后放归前检查的一部分，对71只假定健康的褐鹈鹕进行了采样，并测量了各种静脉分析物，以建立褐鹈鹕的更新参考区间。通过热沉淀法和Abaxis VSPro马纤维蛋白原检测盒测量纤维蛋白原，以确定参考区间，并试图验证VSPro在鸟类中的适用性。除了身体状况评分、离心后的红细胞压积、泄殖腔温度和纤维蛋白原外，还测量了Abaxis VS2鸟类/爬行动物化学检测板、iSTAT CG4 +和iSTAT Chem8 +的结果。给出了褐鹈鹕的建议参考区间。金标准方法和VSPro的纤维蛋白原结果不可比，表明VSPro不适用于褐鹈鹕。
