Blood Serum Biochemical Values of Neonatal Antelopes of the Subfamilies Reduncinae and Hippotraginae

V Aha1a J., F. Kale: Blood Serum Biochemical Values of Neonatal Antelopes of the Subfamilies Reduncinae and Hippotraginae. Acta vet. Bmo, 63, 1994: 109-113. Values of 17 blood serum biochemical indicators obtained in 1to4-day old antelopes of 10 species of the Subfamilies Reduncinae andHippotraginae kept in the Zoological Garden at DvQr Kd10v6 are reported. Interspecies differences in the values were more pronounced in the Hippotraginae than in the Reduncinae. The values recorded for the neonatal antelopes were compared with the published data on adult animals of the same species kept in the Zoological Garden at DvQr Kdlov6. Antelopes, neonates, captivity, blood serum, biochemistry. Blood serum biochemical values of captive antelopes have received little attention to date. The present study reports the values obtained in neonatal antelopes of 10 species of the subfamilies Reduncinae and Hippotraginae, namely, mountain reedbucks (Reduncafulvorufula), Lady Grey's waterbucks (Kobus megaceros), lechwe waterbucks (Kobus leche), defassa waterbucks (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa), common waterbucks (Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus), roan antelopes (Hippotragus equinus), sable antelopes (Hippotragus niger), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), gemsboks (Oryx gazella gazella) in the Zoological GarI den at DvQr KIilov6 during the period 1982 to 1990. I Materials and Methods Blood samples were withdrawn from the vena jugularis of manually restrained clinically healthy 1to 4-day old antelopes on the occasion of preventive measures throughout the year. Included in the study were only those neonates that developed no disease during the following 14 days. Basic information on animals of the individual species are presented in Table 1. The blood samples were collected into glass test-tubes and allowed to stand at room temperature. The samples were forwarded to the laboratory for processing within 60 minutes of collection. The bloodserum biochemical values weredeteImined with methods usedroutinely in clinical practice (pos pi m et al.1987). Means (x) and standard deviations (S.D.) were computed from the values obtained for each species regardless of sex. The significance of the differences between the species was analysed using Student's t -test separately for each subfamily.