The Effects of Feeding on Hematological and Plasma Biochemical Profiles in Green (Chelonia mydas) and Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Sea Turtles
Joint Authors
Clarke, Elsburgh O.
Anderson, Eric T.
Harms, Craig A.
Minter, Larry J.
Beasley, Jean F.
Mroch, Raymond M.
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In mammals, lipemic blood from sampling too soon after an animal feeds can have substantial effects on biochemical values.
Plasma biochemical values in reptiles may be affected by species, age, season, and nutritional state.
However, fasting status is not routinely considered when sampling reptile blood.
In this paper, we evaluated 2-hour postprandial blood collection in two sea turtle species to investigate the effects of feeding on hematological and plasma biochemical values.
Feeding had no significant effects on hematological values in either species, nor did it have an effect on plasma biochemistry values in Kemp's ridley sea turtles.
In postprandial green turtles, total protein, albumin, ALP, AST, ALT, amylase, and cholesterol increased significantly, and chloride decreased significantly.
Although statistically significant changes were observed, the median percent differences between pre- and postprandial values did not exceed 10% for any of these analytes and would not likely alter the clinical interpretation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Anderson, Eric T.& Minter, Larry J.& Clarke, Elsburgh O.& Mroch, Raymond M.& Beasley, Jean F.& Harms, Craig A.. 2011. The Effects of Feeding on Hematological and Plasma Biochemical Profiles in Green (Chelonia mydas) and Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Sea Turtles. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Anderson, Eric T.…[et al.]. The Effects of Feeding on Hematological and Plasma Biochemical Profiles in Green (Chelonia mydas) and Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Sea Turtles. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Anderson, Eric T.& Minter, Larry J.& Clarke, Elsburgh O.& Mroch, Raymond M.& Beasley, Jean F.& Harms, Craig A.. The Effects of Feeding on Hematological and Plasma Biochemical Profiles in Green (Chelonia mydas) and Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Sea Turtles. Veterinary Medicine International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505771
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505771