Wildlife Rehabilitation Database

Wedge-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus pacificus)

GeneralJuvenileAdult
Respiration Rate
Heart Rate
Body Temperature
Weight467 +/- 50 g390 +/- 35 g
 
CBCJuvenile
Mean (+/-SD)
Adult
Mean (+/-SD)
RBC
WBC29.75 (13.93) 103µ/l18.18 (7.17) 103/µl
PCV37 (3) %48 (3) %
MCV
MCH
MCHC
Hb
 
Serum ChemistryJuvenile
Mean (+/-SD)
Adult
Mean (+/- SD)
Calcium11.8 (1.2) mg/dl8.8 (1.4) mg/dl
Glucose202 (23) mg/dl248 (28) mg/dl
BUN
UricAcid6.2 (4.3) mg/dl10.2 (5.1) mg/dl
Urea
Creatinine
Cholesterol
Triglycerides
Totalbilirubin
Totalprotein3.2 (0.4) g/dl3.4 (0.4) g/dl
Albumin1.7 (0.2) g/dl1.5 (0.1) g/dl
Globulin1.5 (0.2) g/dl1.8 (0.3) g/dl
ALT
ALP
AST153 (41) IU/L258 (93) IU/L
Ammonia
Magnesium
Phosphorus8.8 (2.0) mg/dl1.6 (0.9) mg/dl
Potassium
Sodium
Chloride
Cholinesterase
CPK899 (899) IU/L86 (69) IU/L
CK
LDH
BileAcid
Iron
Alk

Reference: """Weights, Hematology, and Serum Chemistry of Seven Species of Free-Ranging Tropical Pelagic Seabirds,"" Thierry M. Work. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 32 (4), 1996, pp. 643-657."

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