Estudio hematológico en monos cariblancos (Cebus albifrons) en condiciones de cautiverio en Colombia

Abstract

The aim if this study was to carry out the blood evaluation of Cebus albifrons primates kept in captivity at the Centro de Atención y Valoración de Fauna Silvestre (C.A.V) in the city of Ibagué, Colombia. Blood (~2 ml) was drawn from the femoral or axillary veins under chemical restriction in nine males (six castrated) and five females. Results were obtained for haematocrit 40.75 ± 3.91%, haemoglobin 15.2 ± 1.4 g/dl, erythrocyte counts 5 200 714 ± 510 331/mm3, mean corpuscular haemoglobin [HCM] 29.22 ± 1.46 pg, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration [CHCM] 37.26 ± 0.73 g/dl, mean corpuscular volume [VCM] 78.61 ± 4.46 fl, white blood cell count 8328.6 ± 2993.7/mm3, segmented neutrophils 43.56 ± 10.31%, monocytes 28.11 ± 5.28%, lymphocytes 23.54 ± 7.45%, eosinophils 4.79 ± 1.14% and platelets 276 857 ± 71 889/mm3. There were no significant differences between males and females.