ESTUDO HEMATOLÓGICO E BIOQUÍMICO DE GAVIÃO-ASA-DE-TELHA Parabuteo unicinctus (Temminck, 1824) UTILIZADOS PARA FALCOARIA

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze hematological and biochemical data obtained from Parabuteo unicinctus used for falconry in the Northeast region of Brazil. The data collection took place in the city of Vitória de Santo Antão – Pernambuco State, during the IV Northeast Meeting of Falconry, conducted by the Northeast Association of Falconry and Preservation of Birds of Prey (ANF). It was collected blood samples from 16 clinically healthy Parabuteo unicinctus through caudal tibial vein puncture. about 10% of the blood volume for analysis, which were obtained via caudal tibial vein puncture. The volume of the collected sample corresponded to 10% of the blood volume of each bird, 1 ml being conditioned in 5% EDTA (40 μL / 1 ml) to perform the blood count, and the rest of the sample were conditioned without anticoagulant to obtain the serum. Samples were processed at the Laboratory of Clinical Pathology of the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Paraíba. Haematological data used in clinical routine and values for 18 biochemical parameters were obtained. The overall average was 2.3 x1012/L for erythrocytes, 91.60 g/L for hemoglobin, 0,36 L/L for cell volume, 162.41 fL for mean corpuscular volume, 49 g/L for total plasma proteins, 1.5 g/L for fibrinogen, and 18.48 x 109/L for thrombocytes. In the leukogram, 15.72 x109/L were obtained as the general average of total leukocytes, 11.09 x109/L for heterophiles, 1.96 x109/L for lymphocytes, 1.2 x109/L for eosinophils, 1.45 x 109/L for monocytes, and 0.009 x 109/L for basophils. The heterophiles had greater proportion compared with the other leukocyte cells. The average values found in the biochemical analyzes were: Uric Acid: 23.83 mg/dL (n=13), GGT: 0.3 UI/L (n=10), Triglycerides: 200.08 mg/dL (n=14), AF: 58.2 IU/L (n=10), Total Protein: 3.58 g/dL (n=12), Calcium: 10.8 mg/dL (n=9), Phosphorus: 8.09 mg/dL (n=14), Albumin: 1.51 g/dL (n=10), Glucose: 262.06 mg/dL (n=14), ALT: 47.54 UI/L (n=11), AST: 406.66 IU/L (n=9), Total Cholesterol: 249.44 mg/dL (n=13), Creatinine: 0.61 mg/dL (n=14), CK: 578.4 IU/L (n=5), Amylase: 513 IU/L (n=1), A: G: 0.73 (n=10), Globulin: 2.11 g/dL (n=10) and Ca:P: 1.68 (n=9). Data herein presented may be used by clinicians in clinical evaluations, representing a more reliable source for the Brazilian reality.