Selected biochemical values of yearling African blue neck ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Iran

Abstract

Ten 12-month-old male clinically healthy young blue neck breed ostriches (Struthio camelus) from Zabol district of Sistan, Baluchestan province, Iran were blood sampled in plain tubes for harvesting serum. The concentrations of total protein, albumin, cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglyceride, uric acid, calcium, inorganic phosphorus, and the activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) were measured. The following results were obtained: total protein, 35.3 ± 2 g/l; albumin, 16.4 ± 1.53 g/l; globulin, 18.9 ± 0.8 g/l; total cholesterol, 1.67 ± 0.11 mmol/l; LDL cholesterol, 0.68 ± 0.07 mmol/l; HDL cholesterol, 0.67 ± 0.02 mmol/l; triglyceride, 0.70 ± 0.1 mmol/l; uric acid, 302.15 ± 20.81 μmol/l; calcium, 2.27 ± 0.15 mmol/l; inorganic phosphorus, 1.81 ± 0.13 mmol/l; AST, 246.3 ± 22.4 IU/l; ALT, 8.4 ± 0.52 IU/l; and GGT activity, 26.9 ± 2.97 IU/l. Correlations between measured parameters were also determined. Blood biochemical values determined in this study can be considered as reference data for disease diagnosis in yearling African blue neck ostriches (S. camelus) in Iran.