Physiologic parameters in female Red-billed curassows (<i>Crax blumenbachii</i>) in rehabilitation

The present paper reports blood gas analysis, hematologic and micro bacteriologic information on four female Red-billed curassows, rescued from illegal wild animal trading, that were undergoing habilitation for reintroduction into the wild through Projeto Centrofauna/Botucatu-SP. There is a lack of physiological data on this species, endemic to the region of Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica), now under threat of extinction. This lack of information makes the clinical evaluation of these birds very difficult and has a direct and adverse effect on any of these birds received for medical treatment in hospitals, veterinary clinics and centers for research and conservation, as well as in reintroduction centers.

Index Terms:
Red-billed curassow; Crax blumenbachii; physiological parameters; cloacal microbiota; animal health

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Guilherme A. Marietto-Gonçalves ^**Corresponding author: gmarietto@hotmail.com

Departamento de Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, (FMVZ), Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (Unesp), Cx. Postal 560, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, Botucatu, SP 18618-000, Brazil.Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"BrazilBotucatu, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Clínica Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, (FMVZ), Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (Unesp), Cx. Postal 560, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, Botucatu, SP 18618-000, Brazil.

Mayra T.A. Martins

Katiane L. Souza

Regina K. Takahira

Roberto C. Gonçalves

Raphael L. Andreatti Filho

*Corresponding author: gmarietto@hotmail.com

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Fig.1:
Female red-billed curassaw (Crax blumenbachii) is different from the male (which is totally black with a white breast and a red fleshy structure at the base of the Bill). Female is rusty black with a showy tuft heavily barred with white. Its abdomen is rusty red, the beak grey with a black base and its feathers have a reddish tinge (Rodriguez-Mahecha et al. 2005Rodriguez-Mahecha J.V., Hugues N., Nieto O. & Franco A.M. 2005. Paujiles, Pavones, Pavas and Guacharacas Neotropicales. Conservatión Internacional, Bogotá, CO. 98p., Bruno 2008Bruno S.F. 2008. 100 animais ameaçados de extinção e o que você pode fazer para evitar. Ediouro, Rio de Janeiro. 144p.).

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Fig.2:
Physical score parameters used in this study. (Body score classification: Score 1: Little muscle mass and the external crest is prominent; Score 2: Muscle mass is present and external crest is palpable; Score 3: Muscular mass more significant, leaving only the extremity of the external crest palpable; Score 4: Muscle mass not palpable and the extreme end of the external crest palpable only with difficulty; Score 5: Both muscle mass and external crest not capable of palpation.)

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Table 1:
Hematologic, serum biochemical and haemogasometrics values of four female Crax blumenbachii

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Table 2:
Aerobic Gram-negative Enterobacterias isolated by cloacal swab from four red-billed curassow females (Crax blumenbachii)

Fig.1: Female red-billed curassaw (Crax blumenbachii) is different from the male (which is totally black with a white breast and a red fleshy structure at the base of the Bill). Female is rusty black with a showy tuft heavily barred with white. Its abdomen is rusty red, the beak grey with a black base and its feathers have a reddish tinge (Rodriguez-Mahecha et al. 2005Rodriguez-Mahecha J.V., Hugues N., Nieto O. & Franco A.M. 2005. Paujiles, Pavones, Pavas and Guacharacas Neotropicales. Conservatión Internacional, Bogotá, CO. 98p., Bruno 2008Bruno S.F. 2008. 100 animais ameaçados de extinção e o que você pode fazer para evitar. Ediouro, Rio de Janeiro. 144p.).

Fig.2: Physical score parameters used in this study. (Body score classification: Score 1: Little muscle mass and the external crest is prominent; Score 2: Muscle mass is present and external crest is palpable; Score 3: Muscular mass more significant, leaving only the extremity of the external crest palpable; Score 4: Muscle mass not palpable and the extreme end of the external crest palpable only with difficulty; Score 5: Both muscle mass and external crest not capable of palpation.)

Table 1: Hematologic, serum biochemical and haemogasometrics values of four female Crax blumenbachii

SD = Standart deviation, BT = Body temperature, BS = Body Score, RBC = red blood cells, MCV = Mean corpuscular volume , MCHC = Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, PT = Plasmatic proteins, PO2 = Oxygen pressure, PCO2 = Carbonic gas pressure, BE = Base excess, HCO3- = Bicarbonate, TCO2 = Total carbon dioxide, SO2 = Oxygen saturation, iCa = Ionized calcium, ALT = Alanine aminotransferase, AST = Aspartate aminotransferase, ALP = Alkaline phosphatase.

Table 2: Aerobic Gram-negative Enterobacterias isolated by cloacal swab from four red-billed curassow females (Crax blumenbachii)

T = total number of samples analyzed.

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[1] *Corresponding author: gmarietto@hotmail.com