REFERENCE SERUM VALUES OF UREA AND CREATININE IN CAPTIVE WHITE-LIPPED PECCARY (TAYASSU PECARI) IN A LIMA ZOO

• Autores: Romero S., Mónica, Li E., Olga, Gálvez D., Jessica, Elías P., Roberto, Alvarado S., Arnaldo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2008
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/1266
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/1266
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Pecarí de labios blancos; Tayassu pecari; carne de animales silvestres; bioquímica sérica; white-lipped peccary; bush meat; serum biochemistry

The objective of this research was to establish reference serum values for urea and creatinine in the captive white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari). Serum samples from 44 adult animals (23 males and 21 females) from a captive colony in the Parque de las Leyendas Zoo (Lima, Peru) were collected after chemical inmobilization. Urea and creatinine were analyzed using colorimetric assays, and values were 27.4 ± 2.7 mg/dl and 2.8 ± 0.2 mg/dl respectively. No significant differences between sexes were found. Urea value was greater than those obtained in other studies probably due to the high protein content of the zoo diet.