Haemato-biochemical study of free ranging gaur

A B SHRIVASTAV; K P SINGH; P NIGAM; K SANKAR; H R JOSHI; N RAJPUT; A ROKDE; B NAVANITHAN; S AGRAWAL; J S CHAUHAN

doi:10.56093/ijans.v84i10.44252

Authors

A B SHRIVASTAV Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Sciences University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 India
K P SINGH Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Sciences University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 India
P NIGAM Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Sciences University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 India
K SANKAR Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Sciences University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 India
H R JOSHI Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Sciences University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 India
N RAJPUT Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Sciences University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 India
A ROKDE Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Sciences University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 India
B NAVANITHAN Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Sciences University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 India
S AGRAWAL Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Sciences University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 India
J S CHAUHAN Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Sciences University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v84i10.44252

Keywords:

Biochemical values, Bos gaurus gaurus, Gaur, Haemogram, Indian bison

Abstract

To support the health monitoring and care for the endangered gaur species, 18 apparently healthy, free-ranging gaurs (Bos gaurus gaurus) of either sex were immobilized with etorphine HCl and azaperone. The haematological values, viz. total erythrocyte count, haemoglobin, packed cell volume, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, mean cell haemoglobin concentration, total leukocyte count, neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophiles, were encountered. The principal biochemical constituents of blood serum were revealed as glucose, phosphorus, calcium, chloride, cholesterol, total proteins, albumin, creatinine, uric acid, blood urea nitrogen, total bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alkalinephosphatase. There was a significant difference with the advancing age in meanÂ corpuscular volume, neutrophil, eosinophil, cholesterol and alanine aminotransferase levels.

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