Perfil bioquímico renal de Araras Canindé (Ara ararauna) clinicamente sadias mantidas em cativeiro no Estado da Paraíba.

Abstract

Renal biochemical profile of clinically healthy Macaws (Ara ararauna) kept in captivity in the State of Paraíba. Several psittacines have been cataloged in Brazil, totaling nearly 80 species. The blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), the most representative species of the Psittaciformes order, lives in the forest areas of different Brazilian regions (IBAMA), Brazilian environmental protection agency, has authorized the trade of wild animals raised in breeding facilities; consequently, their use as household pets has increased ever since. Currently, too little is known about clinical and laboratory parameters of wild species bred in captivity. The aim of the present study was to determine the serum biochemical parameters the blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) of different sexes and ages reared in IBAMA and Zoobotanic Park Arruda Camara (BICA) breeding facility under controlled and standardized feeding and management practices. The performed biochemical determination of uric acid (UA) and urea (UR) in 24 subjects, whose results for uric acid (UA) for averages, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values were: 3.4 (± 0.7), 1.8 and 4.9 respectively. For urea (UR), the analysis found for medium, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values were 5.3 (± 1.2), 3.7 and 7 respectively.