Investigation of some haematologic and biochemical parameters in serum of gazelles (gazella subgutturosa) at Ceylanpınar, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.

Abstract

Some hematological and biochemical parameters were determined in blood specimens collected from 16 clinically healthy gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa). They are bred in a large enclosed area in which they roam freely in CeylanpÝnar, ÞanlÝurfa, Turkey. Average levels for the following hematological and biochemical parameters were found: WBC (10.09 ± 1.50 x 103/mm3), RBC (11.7 ± 1.78 x 106/mm3), Hb (18.85 ± 1.10 g/dl), PCV (51.64 ± 3.2 %), MCV (45.1 ± 0.86 fl), MCH (16.5 ± 0.23 pg), MCHC (36.68 ± 0.77 g/dl), platelets (315.70 ± 33.00 x 103/ml), glucose (66.6 ± 20.0 mg/dl), ALT (50 ± 12.0 IU/l) and AST (372.4 ± 75.0 IU/l), calcium (8.88 ± 0.26 mg/dl), phosphorus (6.9 ± 0.50 mg/dl), sodium (154 ± 5.1mmol/l), potassium (4.98 ± 0.37 mmol/l), and chloride (112.8 ± 2.70 mmol/l). Wide variations were recorded in the levels of WBC, platelets and glucose as well as in the activities of the enzymes ALT and AST.