Seasonal variations in blood parameters of the Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis

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作者
Colares, EP [1 ]
Colares, IG [1 ]
Bianchini, A [1 ]
Santos, EA [1 ]
机构
[1] Fdn Univ Rio Grande, Dept Ciencias Fisiol, Lab Zoofisiol, BR-96201900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
来源
BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY | 2000年 / 43卷 / 02期
关键词
Amazonian manatee; Trichechus; blood biochemistry; nutrition; Amazon;
D O I
10.1590/S1516-89132000000200005
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Seasonal variations in body weight, food consumption and blood glucose, total lipids, urea, total proteins, albumin and globulins of captive Amazonian manatees, Trichechus inunguis, were determined. Body weight changed significantly along the year, increasing from autumn to spring and decreasing in summer. The mean daily food intake of paragrass remained almost unchanged along the year. Paragrass administered to the manatees showed important variations in crude protein and lipid content along the year. No significant differences in blood parameters were registered between males and females in all seasons. Further, there were no significant differences in blood total proteins, albumin and globulins along the year. On the other hand, significant differences in the mean blood glucose, lipids and urea were registered. An increase in the blood glucose in the spring and summer was observed Blood urea and lipids levels were positively related to paragrass protein and lipids content. These two correlations suggested that these blood parameters are good indicators of the animal nutritional status in the Amazonian manatee.
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页码:165 / 171
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