HEMATOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY REFERENCE INTERVALS FOR FREE-LIVING ADULT LESSER KESTRELS (FALCO NAUMANNI) IN SOUTHERN ITALY.

IF 0.7 4区 农林科学 Q3 VETERINARY SCIENCES
Olimpia Lai, Gabriele Gerardi, Donatella Gelli, Matteo Visceglia, Annalisa Stefani, Barbara Contiero, Severino Segato
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The lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a small falcon with a Euro-Central and Asian-Mediterranean range wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. In the second half of the 20th century, the European population experienced a steep decline and was classified as at risk; thus, its biological and ecological aspects have been widely investigated. Nonetheless, data on hematology and plasma chemistry are not yet available. Therefore, hematology and biochemistry parameters were investigated in a sampling population of clinically healthy lesser kestrels (21 female and 10 male adults) from an Italian rescue center during breeding season, estimating the 95% (2.5 - 97.5th percentile) reference intervals (RI) for standard tests based on either parametric or robust statistical methods. The effect of sex on the referenced parameters was also tested and showed no statically significant differences. The established 95% RI highlighted values comparable with those of other similar raptors such as American kestrel (Falco sparverius) and peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus). As the first recorded hematology and serum chemistry RI, these clinical data could support conservation efforts and clarify the effects of various environmental and ecological factors on the clinical and health status of lesser kestrels, although they should be reinforced with further data from healthy wild animals.

意大利南部自由生活的成年小红隼(falco naumanni)的血液学和生物化学参考区间。
小红隼(Falco naumanni)是一种小型猎鹰,分布于欧洲中部和亚洲-地中海地区,在撒哈拉以南非洲地区越冬。20 世纪下半叶,小海燕在欧洲的数量急剧下降,被列为濒危物种。然而,有关血液学和血浆化学的数据尚未获得。因此,我们在繁殖季节对来自意大利救助中心的临床健康的小红隼(21 只雌性和 10 只雄性成年小红隼)进行了血液学和生物化学参数的抽样调查,并根据参数或稳健统计方法估算了标准测试的 95% (2.5 - 97.5 百分位数)参考区间 (RI)。此外,还测试了性别对参考参数的影响,结果显示没有显著的统计学差异。所确定的 95% 参考区间突出显示了与其他类似猛禽(如美洲隼(Falco sparverius)和游隼(Falco peregrinus))相当的数值。作为首次记录的血液学和血清化学RI,这些临床数据可以支持保护工作,并阐明各种环境和生态因素对小红隼临床和健康状况的影响,尽管这些数据还需要来自健康野生动物的进一步数据来加强。
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 农林科学-兽医学
CiteScore
1.70
自引率
14.30%
发文量
74
审稿时长
9-24 weeks
期刊介绍: The Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (JZWM) is considered one of the major sources of information on the biology and veterinary aspects in the field. It stems from the founding premise of AAZV to share zoo animal medicine experiences. The Journal evolved from the long history of members producing case reports and the increased publication of free-ranging wildlife papers. The Journal accepts manuscripts of original research findings, case reports in the field of veterinary medicine dealing with captive and free-ranging wild animals, brief communications regarding clinical or research observations that may warrant publication. It also publishes and encourages submission of relevant editorials, reviews, special reports, clinical challenges, abstracts of selected articles and book reviews. The Journal is published quarterly, is peer reviewed, is indexed by the major abstracting services, and is international in scope and distribution. Areas of interest include clinical medicine, surgery, anatomy, radiology, physiology, reproduction, nutrition, parasitology, microbiology, immunology, pathology (including infectious diseases and clinical pathology), toxicology, pharmacology, and epidemiology.
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