Bó María Susana's research while affiliated with Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR) and other places

Publications (2)

Article
Hematological and blood biochemistry values are useful in assessing the physiological, nutritional, and overall health status of captive and free-living wildlife. For the chimango caracara (Milvago chimango), the most common raptor species in Argentina, reference intervals (RIs) for hematology and blood biochemistry are lacking. For this study, 86...

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... In cases of chronic lead exposure, AST and CPK activities and uric acid concentration may be elevated (Puschner and Poppenga 2009); however, we did not observe any association between lead levels and these biochemical parameters in our study, probably because lead levels were moderate. The higher CPK values found in wild animals are probably due to physical restraint and handling stress (Heatley and Russell 2020, Chaprazov et al. 2023, Paterlini et al. 2023. During capture and handling of wild birds, it is easy to find occasional increases in AST and CPK due to muscle damage (Doussang andPalma 2018, Heatley andRussell 2020), so the value obtained could be affected by factors other than lead levels. ...