Thittaya JANYAMETHAKUL, Supaphen SRIPIBOON, Chalermchat SOMGIRD, Pornsawan PONGSOPAWIJIT, Veerasak PANYAPORNWITHAYA, Sarisa KLINHOM, Jarunee LOYTHONG, Chatchote THITARAM

Hematologic and Biochemical Reference Intervals for Captive Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand

Türlerin spesifik kan değerleri referans aralıklarının bilinmesi uygun teşhis ve hastalıkların tedavisi için gerekli olup yaş, cinsiyet, bakım, egzersiz ve coğrafi bölge kan değerlerini etkilemektir. Bu çalışmanın amacı evcil Asya filinin hematoloji ve kan kimyası değerlerini ortaya koymaktır. Kuzey Tayland'daki 15 turist kampında yer alan 149 adet sağlıklı Asya filinden kan örnekleri toplandı. Kan ve biyokimyasal parametreler belirlendi. Sonuçlar daha önceden bildirilmiş olan kan ve biyokimyasal değerler ile benzerlik gösterdi. Çoğu kan parametreleri için cinsiyetin bir farkı gözlenmezken MCV, MCHC, BUN, AST ve ALP gibi bazı parametrelerde fark gözlemlendi. Mevcut çalışmada elde edilen hematoloji ve kan kimyası referans aralıkları Tayland'da ayrıca Asya filinin bulunduğu ülke ve hayvanat bahçelerinde kan analizleri için referans olarak kullanılabilir

Tayland’da Evcil Asya Filinin (Elephas maximus) Kan ve Biyokimyasal Referans Aralıkları

Species specific blood value reference intervals are needed for the proper diagnosis, and treatment of disease, appropriate for specific populations, because age, sex, management, exercise and geographical location can all affect hematological values. The aim of this study was to establish a set of hematology and blood chemistry reference intervals for captive Asian elephants. Blood samples were collected from 149 healthy Asian elephants in 15 tourist camps in Northern Thailand. Hematological and biochemical parameters were determined. The results showed similarity of haematological and blood chemistry range to others previously published. There were no sex differences for most hematological parameters except some parameters were different i.e. MCV, MCHC, BUN, AST, and ALP. The hematology and blood chemistry reference intervals of our study can be used as the reference for hematological analysis in Thailand, and several Asian elephant range countries and zoos

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