Gaspar Helena, Bargallo Ferran, Grifols Jordi, Correia Elisete, de Lurdes Pinto Maria
Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real, Portugal.
Zoològic Veterinaris, Carrer de la Conquista, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
Vet Med (Praha). 2021 Jan 31;66(1):24-31. doi: 10.17221/15/2020-VETMED. eCollection 2021 Jan.
The African Grey parrot () is one of the most popular avian pets in exotic animal practice. In this study, blood samples ( = 459) from healthy African Grey parrots ( = 239) were collected for haematological testing. Reference intervals were determined according to the guidelines of the American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathology with the Reference Value Advisor (v2.1) freeware. The calculated reference intervals (RIs) were: packed cell volume 38-59%; haemoglobin 105-154 g/l; RBC 2.3-3.3 10/μl; MCV 145.5-199.7 fl; MHC 38.3-55.6 pg; MCHC 232-313 g/l; WBC 2.7-12.6 10/μl; heterophils 1.2-10.2 10/μl; lymphocytes 0.8-4.3 10/μl; monocytes 0.0-0.6 10/μl; basophils 0.0-0.1 10/μl; eosinophils 0.0-0.2 10/μl. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in psittacines to use such a high number of birds and samples to establish haematological species-specific RIs, providing a valuable tool to professionals dealing with the health of African Grey parrots.
非洲灰鹦鹉( )是外来动物诊疗中最受欢迎的鸟类宠物之一。在本研究中,采集了来自239只健康非洲灰鹦鹉的459份血样用于血液学检测。参考区间根据美国兽医临床病理学会的指南,使用参考值顾问(v2.1)免费软件确定。计算得出的参考区间(RIs)为:红细胞压积38 - 59%;血红蛋白105 - 154 g/l;红细胞计数2.3 - 3.3×10⁶/μl;平均红细胞体积145.5 - 199.7 fl;平均血红蛋白含量38.3 - 55.6 pg;平均血红蛋白浓度232 - 313 g/l;白细胞计数2.7 - 12.6×10³/μl;嗜中性粒细胞1.2 - 10.2×10³/μl;淋巴细胞0.8 - 4.3×10³/μl;单核细胞0.0 - 0.6×10³/μl;嗜碱性粒细胞0.0 - 0.1×10³/μl;嗜酸性粒细胞0.0 - 0.2×10³/μl。据我们所知,这是首次在鹦鹉中使用如此大量的鸟类和样本建立血液学物种特异性参考区间,为处理非洲灰鹦鹉健康问题的专业人员提供了一个有价值的工具。