Haematological and biochemical blood study in baby alpaca with diarrhoea

  • M. Barrios-Arpi Laboratorio de Patología Clínica y Biología Molecular
  • G., J. Rodríguez Estación Experimental IVITA-El Mantaro
  • J.R. Lucas L. Estación Experimental IVITA-El Mantaro
  • M. Morales C. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria
  • M. Vásquez C. Laboratorio de Fisiología Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • B. Lira M. Laboratorio de Fisiología Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • B. López-Torres Estación Experimental IVITA-El Mantaro
  • L. Revuelta Departamento de Fisiología Animal, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/RCCV.53949
Keywords: haematology, biochemical blood, baby alpaca, diarrhoea

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the haematological value and biochemical blood in baby alpacas with enteric disorder. A total of 30 blood and serum samples were collected from alpacas of 1 month old with diarrhoea and 5 blood samples of clinically healthy baby alpacas (controls). The animals were from communities in the central Andes from Peru. About haematology were determined haematocrit, haemoglobin concentration, red blood count and white blood count that were not significantly different between control animals and animals with diarrhoea. Moreover, biochemical blood parameters as total protein, albumin and calcium decrease significantly (p<0.05). We conclude that our results could be considered as factors in the mortality of baby alpaca by infectious diarrhoea.

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Published
2016-10-27
How to Cite
Barrios-Arpi M., Rodríguez G. J., Lucas L. J., Morales C. M., Vásquez C. M., Lira M. B., López-Torres B. y Revuelta L. (2016). Haematological and biochemical blood study in baby alpaca with diarrhoea. Revista Complutense de Ciencias Veterinarias, 10(2), 41-48. https://doi.org/10.5209/RCCV.53949
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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2016)
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