National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Health is determined by biological, physiological and environmental variables. These variables differ for different species of animals. Species specific blood value reference intervals emphasising on variations associated with age, sex and geographical location are ideal for the proper diagnosis and treatment of a disease because species, age, sex, management, exercise and geographical location can all affect haematological values. The aim of this study was to establish a set of haematological, serum biochemical and urine chemistry reference values for captive Asian elephants of South India. Twenty apparently healthy adult captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) of either sex (10 male, 10 female) were selected at random for the study. Elephants that were neonates, pregnant, in lactation, in any disease condition and in musth were excluded. Selected elephants were subjected to clinical, physiological, haematological, serum biochemical and urine evaluation. The data acquired from the study were compared with universal standards in order to formulate baseline values. The results showed similarity in haematological, serum biochemical and urine parametrical values with that of previously published studies. There were significant difference in basophil count, band cell count, alanine aminotransferase and pH value (dipstick) between male and female group. The authors indicated that specific control conditions can be further incorporated to find the true values for the various parameters under observation.
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