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Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
Print version ISSN 1609-9117
Abstract
ERAZO, Nancy Carlos and CALDERON, Carol Alvarado. Hematological values of the yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) in two seasons in a zoo in Iquitos, Peru. Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2020, vol.31, n.2, e16239. ISSN 1609-9117. http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i2.16239.
The aim of this study was to determine blood values of the yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) in two seasons in a zoo in Iquitos, Peru. The zoo has a population of 80 turtles of this species. Thirty turtles were used in the study (18 males, 12 females). Blood samples were taken in winter (February) and summer (July) and were analysed were analysed using Neubauer’s camera and the dilutor Natt & Herrick. The season of the year influenced the blood values, increasing the number of erythrocytes and azurophils in summer, and of lymphocytes and thrombocytes in winter.
Keywords : seasons; hemograms; reptile; Yellow-Spotted River Turtle; chelonian.