Comparison of select hematology and serum chemistry analtyes between wild-caught and aquarium-housed lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
By: Louis DiVincenti Jr., Heather Priest, Kyle J. Walker, Jeffrey D. Wyatt, and Dawn Dittman
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Abstract
Hematology and serum chemistry analytes were compared between wild-caught and aquarium-housed lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) to potentially improve understanding of medical issues in lake sturgeon. Blood samples were taken from 30 lake sturgeon exhibited in 11 institutions in the United States and from 23 experimentally stocked lake sturgeon caught in gill nets in the lower Genesee River in Rochester, New York, USA. For hematology, only segmented neutrophil count was significantly different, with wild-caught fish having a higher number of circulating neutrophils. For clinical chemistry analytes, chloride, uric acid, calcium, phosphate, glucose, aspartate aminotransferase, triglycerides, and creatine kinase were significantly different between the two cohorts. These differences are likely not clinically significant and are attributable to handling stress, variability in environmental parameters, or differences in nutritional status. This is the first report of hematology and serum chemistry values in aquarium-housed lake sturgeon and provides useful reference intervals for clinicians.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Comparison of select hematology and serum chemistry analtyes between wild-caught and aquarium-housed lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) |
| Series title | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
| DOI | 10.1638/2013-0024R.1 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association of Zoo Veterinarians |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
| First page | 957 |
| Last page | 964 |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | Rochester |
| Other Geospatial | Genesee River |
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