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17 December 2020 Hematological Study of Captive White-Rumped Vultures (Gyps bengalensis) to Assess Their Health Status
Bikalpa Karki, Babu Ram Lamichhane, Amir Sadaula, Bed Bahadur Khadka, Krishna Prasad Bhusal
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Abstract

A study was conducted to estimate the hematological values of captive white-rumped vultures (Gyps bengalensis) in Nepal. Blood samples were collected from 23 adults and 14 juvenile captive white-rumped vultures during their annual health examinations at the Vulture Conservation and Breeding Center, Kasara, Chitwan, Nepal. Of 23 adults, 12 (52%) were male and 11 (48%) were females, whereas the sex of the 14 juveniles was undifferentiated. The mean (± SD) values for the adult birds were estimated as red blood cell count (2.86 ± 1.01 × 106/µL), white blood cell count (14.75 ± 6.01 × 103/µL, hemoglobin concentration (12.86 ± 1.67 g/dL), and packed cell volume (44.69 ± 3.63%). The mean (± SD) values for the juvenile vultures were estimated as red blood cell count (1.98 ± 0.5 × 106/µL), white blood cell count (16.73 ± 7.11 × 103/µL), hemoglobin concentration (11.57 ± 0.39 g/dL), and packed cell volume (44.5 ± 2.67%). There were no significant differences between the mean values of the hematological parameters based on the age or sex of vultures.

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Bikalpa Karki, Babu Ram Lamichhane, Amir Sadaula, Bed Bahadur Khadka, and Krishna Prasad Bhusal "Hematological Study of Captive White-Rumped Vultures (Gyps bengalensis) to Assess Their Health Status," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 34(4), 343-347, (17 December 2020). https://doi.org/10.1647/1082-6742-34.4.343
Published: 17 December 2020
KEYWORDS
Avian
captive
conservation
Gyps bengalensis
hematology
Nepal
white-rumped vultures
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