The influence of sex, age and season on the haematological
profile of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in Central Europe

J 2015

The influence of sex, age and season on the haematological profile of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in Central Europe

HUSÁKOVÁ, Taťána; Leoš PAVLATA; Alena PECHOVA; Lubomír TICHÝ; Kateřina HAUPTMANOVA et al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

The influence of sex, age and season on the haematological profile of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in Central Europe

Autoři

HUSÁKOVÁ, Taťána; Leoš PAVLATA; Alena PECHOVA; Lubomír TICHÝ a Kateřina HAUPTMANOVA

Vydání

Veterinarni Medicina, Prague, CZECH ACAD AGRIC SCI, 2015, 0375-8427

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

40200 4.2 Animal and Dairy science

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.560

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/15:00086581

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

clinical pathology; reference ranges; camelids; seasonal differences; blood

Štítky

AKR, rivok

Změněno: 21. 5. 2017 00:35, Ing. Nicole Zrilić

Anotace

V originále

The aim of this study was to establish reference intervals for the haematological profile of alpacas on the basis of a large population of clinically healthy animals, and to determine the influence of sex, age and season on these indicators. Blood samples were collected from 243 alpacas (53 males and 156 females over six months of age and 34 crias - 12 males and 22 females - under six months of age). The selected farms were located in Central Europe (Czech Republic and Germany). We determined 13 haematological indicators. Comparison of the results was performed with respect to the sex of animals and for the older group also with regard to the season and to the feeding period. We found no highly significant (P > 0.001) differences between males and females. We did find highly significant differences (P < 0.001) between the group of crias under six months of age and the older alpacas (mean corpuscular volume - MCV, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration - MCHC, red cell distribution width - RDW, white blood cell count - WBC, neutrophil count). Based on our findings we suggest that for some indicators different reference intervals (esp. WBC and differential cell counts) be used for the two above mentioned age groups. We found some highly significant differences (P < 0.001) in haematological indicators in the older group of alpacas between the summer and winter feeding period (haemoglobin concentration, MCHC). Clinical laboratory diagnosis may be improved by the use of age-based and season-based haematological reference values.

Citovat

HUSÁKOVÁ, Taťána; Leoš PAVLATA; Alena PECHOVA; Lubomír TICHÝ a Kateřina HAUPTMANOVA. The influence of sex, age and season on the haematological profile of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in Central Europe. Veterinarni Medicina. Prague: CZECH ACAD AGRIC SCI, 2015, roč. 60, č. 8, s. 407-414. ISSN 0375-8427. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.17221/8415-VETMED.

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N2  - The aim of this study was to establish reference intervals for the haematological profile of alpacas on the basis of a large population of clinically healthy animals, and to determine the influence of sex, age and season on these indicators. Blood samples were collected from 243 alpacas (53 males and 156 females over six months of age and 34 crias - 12 males and 22 females - under six months of age). The selected farms were located in Central Europe (Czech Republic and Germany). We determined 13 haematological indicators. Comparison of the results was performed with respect to the sex of animals and for the older group also with regard to the season and to the feeding period. We found no highly significant (P > 0.001) differences between males and females. We did find highly significant differences (P < 0.001) between the group of crias under six months of age and the older alpacas (mean corpuscular volume - MCV, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration - MCHC, red cell distribution width - RDW, white blood cell count - WBC, neutrophil count). Based on our findings we suggest that for some indicators different reference intervals (esp. WBC and differential cell counts) be used for the two above mentioned age groups. We found some highly significant differences (P < 0.001) in haematological indicators in the older group of alpacas between the summer and winter feeding period (haemoglobin concentration, MCHC). Clinical laboratory diagnosis may be improved by the use of age-based and season-based haematological reference values.
ER  -

HUSÁKOVÁ, Taťána; Leoš PAVLATA; Alena PECHOVA; Lubomír TICHÝ a Kateřina HAUPTMANOVA. The influence of sex, age and season on the haematological profile of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in Central Europe. \textit{Veterinarni Medicina}. Prague: CZECH ACAD AGRIC SCI, 2015, roč.~60, č.~8, s.~407-414. ISSN~0375-8427. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.17221/8415-VETMED.

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