Worapol Aengwanich, Alongkoad Tanomtong, Rattapant Pattanarungson and Suchint Simaraks

pp. 473 - 479

Abstract

Blood cell characteristics, hematological and serum biochemistry values were examined in 10 mature
healthy Painted Storks (Mycteria leucocephala) (5 males and 5 females) from Khow Khoew Open Zoo, Chonburi
province, Thailand. The morphology of erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes were similar to those of
other avian species, but oval shaped granules of heterophils were less stained by Giemsa-Wright solution.
Erythrocytes, hemoglobin, packed cell volume, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin,
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, total white blood cells, percentage of leukocytes (lymphocyte,
heterophil, monocyte, eosinophil, basophil), thrombocytes, serum glucose, serum creatinine, serum glutamic
oxaloacetic transaminase and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase values of Painted Storks were 3.24 ±
0.82 10⁶cells / µl, 0.82 10⁶cells /µl, 17.67 ± 1.56 g/dl, 42.40 ± 3.57 %, 139.47 ± 38.70 fl, 58.56 ± 18.24 g/dl, 41.76 ± 2.90 pg, 3.88 ± 2.60 10⁴cells /µl, 76.10 ± 10.28 %, 10.60 ± 9.49 %, 0.00 ± 0.00 %, 12.00 ± 8.54 %,
1.00 ± 1.33 %, and 1.29 ± 0.4210⁴ cells /µl, 270.50 ± 42.85 mg/dl, 6.19 ± 1.70 mg/dl, 249.47 ± 42.19 IU/L
and 124.29 ± 8.81 IU/L, respectively. Total erythrocytes and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) differed
significantly between male and female Painted Stork (P < 0.05).

Keywords

• blood cell characteristics
• hematology
• serum biochemistry
• Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)