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Ferioli RB, da Mata AR, Sánchez-Sarmiento AM, Marcon M, K M C Flaiban K, Castilho P, Kolesnikovas CKM, Steuernagel A, Lemos GG, Domit C, Soares RL, Alvarez MCL, do Valle RDR, Maranho A, Kyllar AC, Neto HG, Barbosa CB. Hematology and Serum Biochemistry of Coastal Seabirds Rehabilitated on the Southeastern and Southern Coast of Brazil. J Wildl Dis 2024; 60:319-326. [PMID: 38345460 DOI: 10.7589/jwd-d-22-00127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
Complete blood counts (n=566) and serum biochemistry (n=426) were assessed in seven coastal seabirds species that underwent rehabilitation along the southeastern and southern coast of Brazil from Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro State (22°56'16.44″S, 42°18'24.16″W) to Laguna, Santa Catarina State (28°29'43″S, 48°45'39.2″W), from August 2016 to August 2020. Blood samples were collected from four species of Charadriiformes, including Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus, n=136), South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea, n=25), Cabot's Tern (Thalasseus acuflavidus, n=17), and Common Tern (Sterna hirundo, n=14) as well as three species of Suliformes, the Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster, n=212), Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens, n=104), and Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum, n=58). The individuals were sampled as part of the protocol required before their release into the wild when considered healthy. This work aimed to establish the normal hematologic and biochemical reference values of those seabird species and, when possible, to analyze variations among age class and sex and to compare those with the available data in the literature. In addition, we provide the first baseline data for the South American Tern, Cabot's Tern, and Neotropic Cormorant. Baseline hematologic data are crucial for assessing health status of individuals and to support management and conservation actions, including release of seabirds into the wild.
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Affiliation(s)
- Raquel B Ferioli
- Instituto Argonauta para a Conservação Costeira e Marinha, Avenida Governador Abreu Sodré, 1067, Perequê-Açu, Ubatuba, São Paulo, 11695-240, Brazil
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- Instituto Argonauta para a Conservação Costeira e Marinha, Avenida Governador Abreu Sodré, 1067, Perequê-Açu, Ubatuba, São Paulo, 11695-240, Brazil
| | - Angélica M Sánchez-Sarmiento
- Instituto Argonauta para a Conservação Costeira e Marinha, Avenida Governador Abreu Sodré, 1067, Perequê-Açu, Ubatuba, São Paulo, 11695-240, Brazil
| | - Melissa Marcon
- Instituto Argonauta para a Conservação Costeira e Marinha, Avenida Governador Abreu Sodré, 1067, Perequê-Açu, Ubatuba, São Paulo, 11695-240, Brazil
| | - Karina K M C Flaiban
- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid PR 445, Km 380, Campus Universitário, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
| | - Pedro Castilho
- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Avenida Colombo Machado Salles, 1873, Praia do Gi, Laguna, Santa Catarina, 88790-000, Brazil
| | - Cristiane K M Kolesnikovas
- Associação R3 Animal, Rua João Gualberto Soares, s/n Rio Vermelho, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 88060-000, Brazil
| | - Adriane Steuernagel
- Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Rua Uruguai, 458, Centro, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, 88302-90, Brazil
| | - Giulia G Lemos
- Universidade da Região de Joinville, Rodovia Duque de Caxias, 6365, Iperoba, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, 89240-000, Brazil
| | - Camila Domit
- Centro de Estudos do Mar, Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação, Avenida Beira mar, s/n, Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, 83255-000, Brazil
| | - Renata L Soares
- Centro de Estudos do Mar, Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação, Avenida Beira mar, s/n, Pontal do Paraná, Paraná, 83255-000, Brazil
| | - Maria C L Alvarez
- Instituto de Pesquisas Cananéia, Avenida Nina, 523, Retiro das Caravelas, Cananéia, São Paulo, 11990-000, Brazil
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- Instituto Biopesca, Rua Carlos Eduardo Conte de Castro, 93, Canto do Forte, Praia Grande, São Paulo, 11700-570, Brazil
| | - Andrea Maranho
- Instituto GREMAR, Rua João Ruiz, 799, Jardim Las Palmas, Guarujá, São Paulo, 11420-350, Brazil
| | - Anneliese C Kyllar
- Econservation, Rua Jose Alexandre Buaiz, 300, Sala 1113-1117, Enseada do Sua, Vitoria, Espírito Santo, 29050-545, Brazil
| | - Hugo G Neto
- Instituto Argonauta para a Conservação Costeira e Marinha, Avenida Governador Abreu Sodré, 1067, Perequê-Açu, Ubatuba, São Paulo, 11695-240, Brazil
| | - Carla B Barbosa
- Instituto Argonauta para a Conservação Costeira e Marinha, Avenida Governador Abreu Sodré, 1067, Perequê-Açu, Ubatuba, São Paulo, 11695-240, Brazil
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