Seasonal changes of physiological and blood indices of captive giant panda

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  • (1 China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda, Dujiangyan 611830,China)
    (2 Key Laboratory of SFGA on Conservation Biology of Rare Animals in The Giant Panda National Park,Dujiangyan 611830, China)
    (3 Sichuan Wolong National Natural Reserve Administration, Wolong 623006,China)

Online published: 2020-07-24

Abstract

In order to explore the influence of season, age and gender on the physiological and blood indices of captive giant panda, the blood indices of 18 individuals, including sub-adult, adult and aged, were monitored dynamically. The results showed that WBC, NEU, LYM, MON, BAS, RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCHC, PLT and MPV were significantly affected by the three factors(P<0.05),among which the interaction of age and season, gender and season had a significant effect on MON(P<0.01).In terms of blood biochemical indices, there were significant effects on TBIL, IDBIL, TP, ALB, GLO, A/G, AST, ALT, ST/LT, GGT, ALP, LDH, PA, ADA, 5-NT, AFU, TBA, BUN, UA, BMG, Na, CL, TG, HDL, APOA1, APOB, GLU(P<0.05).The interaction of age and season had significant effects on PA(P<0.05),and the interaction of gender and season had significant effects on PA and BMG sound(P<0.01).In addition, the content of Zn, Ca, Fe in blood trace elements was significantly affected by season and age(P<0.05).In conclusion, in addition to gender and age factors, seasonal changes have a significant influence on physiological and blood indices of giant panda .

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DENG Linhua, CHEN Yan, WEI Rongping, WANG Chengdong, HUANG Shan, WEI Ming, XU Yalin, WANG Qun, LI Desheng, ZHANG Zhizhong . Seasonal changes of physiological and blood indices of captive giant panda[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2020 , 40(4) : 398 -406 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150347

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