Serum biochemistry of Trachemys scripta elegans and Trachemys dorbignyi (Testudines: Emydidae) bred in captivity in the Northeastern semiarid region of Brazil
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Published:2020
Issue:6
Volume:13
Page:1083-1090
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ISSN:2231-0916
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Container-title:June-2020
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Vet World
Author:
Gradela A.1ORCID, Souza V. N.2, Queiroz M. M.1, Constantino A. C.1, Faria M. D.1ORCID, Pires I. C.1, Correa F. M.3ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Collegiate of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil. 2. ALPHA Veterinary Clinical Analysis Laboratory, Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil. 3. Department of Statistics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to assess fundamental biochemical values of healthy animals and to provide useful data on comparative physiologies of Testudines, being assessed the serum biochemistry profiles, and body and tail biometry of Trachemys scripta elegans and Trachemys dorbignyi bred in interaction in the semiarid region of the São Francisco river valley.
Materials and Methods: Serum biochemistry variables (urea, creatinine, glucose, total serum protein, albumin, globulin, and albumin/globulin ratio), and biometry values of the body (mass [body mass (BM)], maximum curvilinear length [carapace length (CL)], and width [carapace width (CW)] of the carapace, maximum curvilinear length [plastron length (PL)], and width [plastron width PW] of the plastron), and the tail (total length of the tail [TLT], pre-cloacal tail length [PrCL], post-cloacal tail length [PoCL]) were measured after 24 h fasting.
Results: T. s. elegans displayed higher BM, CL, CW, PL, PW, AST, TP, albumin, and globulin values. T. dorbignyi displayed higher values of glucose, TLT, and PrCL. Variables aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and total protein (TP) in T. s. elegans and glucose in T. dorbignyi explained most of the variance between the species and could serve to distinguish them.
Conclusion: We conclude that most of the differences between T. s. elegans and T. dorbignyi shall be explained by biometric variables, AST, TP, and glucose, which characterize interspecific differences. Our results point out terms of reference for these species bred in captivity in the semiarid region of Brazilian Northeastern region and serve as a model for the comparative intra- and inter-species physiology and as a base for the health assessment of these species.
Publisher
Veterinary World
Subject
General Veterinary
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