Haematology and serum biochemistry parameters in chemically immobilized Manipurâ€™s Brow Antlered Deer or Sangai

MANOHARMAYUM VIKRAMJIT SHARMA; NENGNEIKIM BAITE; ANIMESH TALUKDAR; CHONGPI TUBOI; SYED AINUL HUSSAIN; PRADEEP KUMAR MALIK; PARAG NIGAM

doi:10.56093/ijans.v92i3.122258

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MANOHARMAYUM VIKRAMJIT SHARMA Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box No. 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248 001 India
NENGNEIKIM BAITE Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box No. 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248 001 India
ANIMESH TALUKDAR Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box No. 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248 001 India
CHONGPI TUBOI Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box No. 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248 001 India
SYED AINUL HUSSAIN Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box No. 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248 001 India
PRADEEP KUMAR MALIK Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box No. 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248 001 India
PARAG NIGAM Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box No. 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248 001 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v92i3.122258

Keywords:

Endangered, Haematology, Health, Interpretation, Sangai, Serum biochemistry 30 Present address, 1Wildlife Institute of India (Department of Landscape Level

Abstract

Haematology and serum biochemistry parameters were determined for apparently healthy Manipurâ€™s Brow Antlered Deer (4) or Sangai (Rucervus eldii eldii) maintained at the Conservation Breeding Centre, Langol, Manipur under semi-captive conditions. Venous blood samples were collected from the animals via the jugular vein puncture following immobilization using drug mixture of medetomidine and ketamine. Results were determined for haematological and serum biochemical parameters for the species and because of limited published information available results were compared with values obtained from captive reared Thamin (Rucervus eldii thamin) and captive/free ranging Red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus). Higher total white blood cell, absolute lymphocyte and eosinophil, total bilirubin, lactate dehydrogenase were recorded in Manipurâ€™s Brow antler deer than Red deer, while serum biochemical parameters such as sodium, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and sodium were higher while creatinine, albumin, triglycerides and cholesterol were lower than Thamin deer. The values reported here can be used as a starting point for establishing blood parameters for clinically healthy adult Manipurâ€™s Brow Antlered Deer in India. To our knowledge, this is the first report of base-line blood values for the Manipurâ€™s Brow Antlered Deer.

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