Use of a Portable Analyzer for Venous Blood Gas and Biochemistry Analysis in Free-Ranging Indian Flying Foxes (Pteropus giganteus) in Myanmar

Jennifer C Kishbaugh; Marc T Valitutto; Ohnmar Aung; Kyaw Yan Naing Tun; Lee-Ann C Hayek; Jennifer H Yu; Suzan Murray

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-20-00095

Use of a Portable Analyzer for Venous Blood Gas and Biochemistry Analysis in Free-Ranging Indian Flying Foxes (Pteropus giganteus) in Myanmar

J Wildl Dis. 2021 Jan 6;57(1):242-245. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00095.

Authors

Jennifer C Kishbaugh¹, Marc T Valitutto¹, Ohnmar Aung¹, Kyaw Yan Naing Tun², Lee-Ann C Hayek³, Jennifer H Yu¹, Suzan Murray¹

Affiliations

¹ Global Health Program, Smithsonian's National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, MRC 5526, Suite 205A, Washington, DC 20008, USA.
² Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation, Office Building No. 36, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
³ National Museum of Natural History, Mathematics and Statistics, Smithsonian Institution, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, MRC-121, Washington, DC 20560, USA.

PMID: 33635999
DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00095

Abstract

We determined venous blood gas, acid-base, and biochemical parameters for thirteen free-ranging Indian flying foxes (Pteropus giganteus) in Myanmar, using a handheld i-STAT analyzer with CG8+ and CHEM8 cartridges. For field-based projects, portable blood analyzers enable identification and management of electrolyte and acid-base imbalances and collection of physiologic data, but present logistical challenges.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Blood Chemical Analysis / instrumentation
Blood Chemical Analysis / veterinary*
Blood Gas Analysis / instrumentation
Blood Gas Analysis / veterinary*
Chiroptera / blood*
Hematologic Tests / veterinary
Myanmar
Point-of-Care Systems