Determinants of hematological and serum biochemical values and detection of Chlamydophila psit-tai antibodies in captive hornbills at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center

• Main Authors: Lumabas, Jason Lorenzo C., Tomwong, Francis Gary M., Cabero, Paolo Miguel V.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Hornbills; Coraciiformes; Infectious Diseases; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10759
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study aimed to provide an initial report on hematologic and serum biochemal values and to detech an intracellular bacterium, Chlamydophila psittaci on Tarictic Hornbill (Penelopides panini), Rufous Hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), and Palawan Hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei) held captive at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center. The obtained parameters for hematology are as follows: hematocrit is 44% ± 3 total RBC count is 10.24 x106 cells/mm3 ± 0.98 hemoglobin is 13.47 g/dL ± 0.73 MCV is 130.07 fl ± 13.52 MCH is 13.31 pg ± 1.85 MCHC is 30.68% ± 2.88 total WBC is 17.53 x103 cells/mm3 ± 2.89 total heterophil is 10.97 x103 cells/mm3 ± 2.68 total basophil is 1.16 x103 cells/mm3 ± 1.00 total eosinophil is 0.54 x103 cells/mm3 ± 0.40 total lymphocyte is 3.27 x103 cells/mm3 ± 1.33 total monocyte is 1.61 x103 cells/mm3 ± 0.75 total thrombocyte is 236667 x 103 cells/mm3 ± 6264.98. The obtained parameters for serum chemistry are as follows: glucose is 237.34 mg/dl ± 27.33 cholesterol is 171.09 mg/dl ± 23.80 triglyceride is 116.26 mg/dl ± 17.67 HDL is 70.12 mg/dl ± 11.20 LDL is 77.72 mg/dl ± 14.71 VLDL is 23.25 mg/dl ± 3.53 BUN is 4.07 mg/dl ± 0.47 Creatinine is 0.26 mg/dl ± 0.07 BUA is 21.49 mg/dl ± 1.97 SGPT is 50.90 Ul/L ± 15.99 SGOT is 310.69 Ul/L ± 38.10. The blood collected from the hornbills were then subjected to enzyme-linked immunosorboent assay (ELISA) test using the ImmunoComb® Avian Chlamydophila psittaci Antibody Test Kit to detect the immunogloblin G antibodies against Chlamydophila psittaci. The results of the ImmunoComb® presented positive results for all 9 samples indicating the high occurrence that the birds were infected before and have now recovered.