大熊猫血液生理指标的测定

摘要

To establish a reference range for the blood physiological indicators of the giant pandas (Aluropoda melanoleu-ca) and make comparisons between sexes and among age groups. A total of 120 giant pandas were used in this study and were divided into four age groups; old, adult, sub-adult, and juvenile. Five hundred blood samples (75% from females and 25% from males) were collected from the pandas for comprehensive analyses. The red blood cell count, white blood cell count, absolute neutrophil count and hematocrit ( HCT) value of the male pandas are significantly higher than those of the female pandas (P < 0. 05 ) . The mean corpuscular volume ( MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin ( MCH) of the male pandas are significantly lower than those of the female pandas (P < 0. 05). The differences in other physiological indicators between the male and female pandas were not statistically significant (P > 0. 05). Significant differences on some indicators were also found among different age groups ( P < 0. 05 ).