Valores de referência hematológicos e bioquímicos de pequenos felídeos silvestres mantidos sob cuidados humanos

Abstract

Modern zoos are increasingly participating in the conservation of wild fauna. The squad allows the study of the several variables that make up the environmental, health and animal habits, in addition to the opportunity to obtain rare biological material for the development of new studies. Mammals of the Carnivorous Order are predators present in terrestrial ecosystems, being top animals in the food chain that have great ecological importance. The target species of this work were 3 carnivores belonging to the Felidae Family, genus Leopardus (Leopardus colocolo, Leopardus geoffroyi and Leopardus tigrinus) in which the objective of the present work was to establish hematological and biochemical reference values for small feline species under human care belonging to the squad of the Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo. Through a retrospective study of the results of hematological and biochemical tests, the possibility of determining specific reference values for the species under study was studied, since the values used for these species are outdated and often comes from extrapolation from other species of felines, including domestic cats. For a correct interpretation of blood tests it is necessary to know and use specific reference values for the animal species being studied, adapted to geographical conditions, management, feeding and even the laboratory that performed the hematological analyzes. The results found made it possible to better understand the population of small cats in the FPZSP, in which the focus individuals of the study are mostly elderly, allowing the reference values to be established for this age group of captive cats.