Perfil bioquímico sanguíneo hepático y renal en el sajino (Tayassu tajacu) criado en cautiverio en la amazonía peruana / Blood biochemical profile in the liver and kidney peccary (Tayassu tajacu) raised in captivity in the Peruvian Amazon

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to establish reference serum values for bilirrubin (total and direct), alanine amino transferase (ALT), aspartate amino transferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase, cholesterol, total protein, albumin, urea, and creatinine in healthy collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu) kept under captivity in the Amazonian jungle of Peru (Loreto, Iquitos). A total of 28 adult animals (14 males and 14 females) were used. Blood samples (7 ml) were collected from the safen vein. Serum values were Total bilirrubin 0.7± 0.2 mg/dl; direct bilirrubin 0.2 ± 0.1 mg/dl; ALT 26.5 ± 9.1 UI/l; AST 15.9 ± 8.4 UI/l; alkaline phosphatase 27.5 ± 15.5 UI/l; cholesterol 94.4 ± 20.2 mg/dl; total protein 8.5 ± 1.1 g/dl; albumin 4.4 ± 0.5 g/dl; urea 58.1 ± 11.1 mg/dl; and creatinine 2.2 ± 0.5 mg/dl. It was concluded that serum values were similar to other results reported in the literature and without statistical differences due to sex.