PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS AS A DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC TOOL IN RAPTOR MEDICINE

Plasma proteins of 139 healthy adult birds of prey from 10 species were separated by electrophoresis to characterize and document normal reference ranges and species-specific electrophoretic patterns and to evaluate the value of this technique for health screening, disease diagnosis, and prognostic...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2000-12, Vol.31 (4), p.497-502
Main Authors: Tatum, Lisa M, Zaias, Julia, Mealey, Brian K, Cray, Carolyn, Bossart, Gregory D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Albumins
Animals
Biochemistry
Bird Diseases - diagnosis
Birds of prey
Blood plasma
Blood Protein Electrophoresis - standards
Blood Protein Electrophoresis - veterinary
Blood proteins
clinical pathology
Eagles
Electrophoresis
Globulins
medicine
osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis - diagnosis
Osteomyelitis - veterinary
Owls
Prognosis
Raptors
Reference Values
Species Specificity
Wildlife
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Summary:Plasma proteins of 139 healthy adult birds of prey from 10 species were separated by electrophoresis to characterize and document normal reference ranges and species-specific electrophoretic patterns and to evaluate the value of this technique for health screening, disease diagnosis, and prognostic indication. Species studied included bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), barn owl (Tyto alba), great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), Harris' hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), Stellar's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus), barred owl (Strix varia), screech owl (Otus asio), and black vulture (Coragyps atratus). Several clinical cases show the diagnostic/therapeutic value of protein electrophoresis in raptors. This study establishes species-specific reference ranges for several birds of prey and discusses the benefit of electrophoresis as a diagnostic technique in health screens, as a diagnostic aid in conjunction with other tests, and as a prognostic indicator in clinical evaluation of raptors.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0497:PEAADA]2.0.CO;2