Abstract
The aim ofthis study was toevaluate the influence oflong-term blood storage incitrate-phosphate-dextrose-adenine (CPDA-1) onselected haematological values inthe green iguana. Seven adult captive-bred green iguanas (Iguana iguana) were enrolled inthis study. Samples ofCPDA-1-blood mixture (ratio 1 : 7) were kept at4°C for 28days. Haematological examinations were performed immediately after the blood was collected (D0) and repeated atone-week intervals (D7, D14, D21 and D28). The total erythrocyte and leukocyte counts atD21andD28 differed significantly from the values atD0 (P<0.05). Significant differences (P<0.05) inthehaemoglobin concentrations (in comparison toD0) were detected atD14, D21 and D28. Starting atD14, marked erythrocyte degradation was present inthe majority ofthe samples and various degrees ofleukocyte degradation were present inall the samples. The mean haemolytic scores atD0, D7, D14, D21 and D28 were 0.14± 0.38, 0.71±0.95, 1.43±0.98, 2.14± 1.35 and 2.43± 1.62, respectively. The results indicate that itis possible tokeep the whole blood ofgreen iguanas inCPDA-1 at4°C for seven days, asstatistically significant changes inthe haematological values begin toappear onthe 14thday ofblood storage.
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