Abstract
Simple SummaryBlood analyses can be used to assess the health and physiological conditions of wild animals and may provide a precise picture of disease, habitat quality, and other environmental factors. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between the age and selected biochemical parameters of the female mouflon (Ovis musimon L.). This study aims to create a possible reference range of biochemical parameter concentrations in the mouflon and to extend the knowledge of this species of wild game within our geographic region.Blood analyses can be used to assess the health and physiological conditions of wild animals and may provide a precise picture of disease, habitat quality, and other environmental factors. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between the age and the selected biochemical parameters of the female mouflon (Ovis musimon L.). This study creates a possible reference range of biochemical parameter concentrations in mouflon and aims to extend the knowledge of this wild game species within our geographical region. There have not been many studies dealing with this issue in our geographical region. A total of 57 female mouflons aged between 1 and 6 years (1–3 years n = 32, 4–6 years n = 25) and in good physical condition, with an average live weight between 32 and 40 kg were included in the research experiment between the two years. A total of 15 selected biochemical parameters were analyzed. Using statistical analysis, we noticed significant effects of age on almost three-quarters of analyzed biochemical parameters. A statistically significant correlation was observed between age and the parameters of glucose, alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, bilirubin, cholesterol, creatinine, high-density lipoprotein, calcium, triglycerides, and urea. An evaluation of the European mouflon’s biochemical parameters during the whole year may be a reliable method for judging a herd’s condition, diagnosing medical disorders, and preventing the etiology of their occurrence. An analysis of biochemical parameters tells us about the functioning of individual organs as well as the animals’ metabolism. Knowledge of the values of blood parameters is of special importance because they allow us to gather more information on mouflons.
Highlights
An organism’s response to various environmental factors may vary in extent and character, mostly presenting as changes in the animal’s ecophysiological processes and ethology [1,2,3,4,5]
In the case of other analyzed parameters in males, we found differences compared to these authors in the case of ALB, Alkaline phosphatase (AST), BILTS, CREA, LDH, GLU, Alkalinephosphatase phosphatase (ALP), CHOL, High-density lipoprotein (HDL), LDL, Ca, P, and UREA parameters, which were markedly higher in these authors’ work than in our findings
We recorded a correlation between the age and almost seventy-five percent of the considered parameters through statistical analysis
Summary
An organism’s response to various environmental factors may vary in extent and character, mostly presenting as changes in the animal’s ecophysiological processes and ethology [1,2,3,4,5]. We can observe this in most animals living in the wild, as well as in domesticated farm animals This process is influenced by age and photoperiod combined with the intense impact of the effect of the length of daylight. Before and during this period, various physiological, morphological, and ethological changes occur in animals [15,16]. By studying and observing physiological changes in an animal organism and by monitoring the concentration of selected biochemical parameters using suitable laboratory methods, we can determine and judge an animal’s medical status [3]. Changes in an internal environment cause conditions such as the responses of animals to the causes of their diseases, stress, damage or pathogenic conditions caused by microorganisms, parasites, and chemical or physical factors [12,20,21]
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