HEMATOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL REFERENCE VALUES IN DOMESTIC RABBITS (Oryctolagus cuniculus) FROM CANOAS CITY (RS)

Abstract

Domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are bred for the production of meat, wool, fur, laboratory research and as companion animals. The objective of the present work is to determine the hematological and biochemical parameters of domestic rabbits of different breeds, at the Veterinary Hospital of Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA/CANOAS–RS). For biochemical determination, Labtest® reagent kits were used, analyzed in a BA–88 Mindray® spectrophotometer, the blood count was performed in a hematological counter (Sysmex® PocH–100iV Diff) with leukocyte differentiation by optical microscopy. Total plasma protein (TPP) was performed by refractometry, for fibrinogen the heat precipitation technique was used. The biochemical values ​​obtained were: Albumin 4.0 – 5.2 g/dL, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 42.0 – 68.0 IU/L, creatinine 1.1 – 1.3 mg/dL, gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) 21.0 – 27.0 IU/L and urea ​​38.0 – 46.0 mg/dL. The hematological parameters were: RBC (x10⁶μL) 5.4 – 6.8; packed cell volume (%) 41 – 49; mean cell volume (MCV) (fL) 71 – 77; red blood cell distribution width (RDW) (%) 13.2 – 17.8; platelets (μL) 328.000 – 544.000; TPP (g/dL) 6.4 – 7.7; fibrinogen (mg / dL) 12 – 300; leukocytes (μL) 5.800 – 10.800; heterophiles (μL) 1.400 – 4.400; eosinophils (μL) 0 – 360; lymphocytes (μL) 2.800 – 6.600; monocytes (μL) 40 – 800; basophils (μL) 0 – 36.