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<journal-id>0120-548X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Biológica Colombiana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta biol.Colomb.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-548X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-548X2020000100075</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/abc.v25n1.76045</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[DETERMINATION OF HEMATOLOGICAL VALUES OF COMMON CROCODILE (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) IN CAPTIVITY IN THE MAGDALENA MEDIO OF COLOMBIA]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Determinación de valores hematológicos de caimán común (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) en cautiverio en el Magdalena Medio de Colombia]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[GRIJALBA O]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juana]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[FORERO]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elkin]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[CONTRERAS]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Angie]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[VARGAS]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[ANDRADE]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roy]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tunja Boyacá]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>75</fpage>
<lpage>81</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-548X2020000100075&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-548X2020000100075&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-548X2020000100075&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Caiman zoo breeding (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) has been developing with greater force in Colombia since the 90s. It is essential to evaluate the physiological ranges of the species to be able to assess those situations in which their health is threatened. The objective of the present study was to determine the typical hematological values of the Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) with the aid of the microhematocrit, the cyanmethemoglobin technique, and a hematological analyzer. The blood samples were taken from 120 young animals of both sexes in good health apparently (males 44 and females 76). The samples were taken from the coccygeal vein between the second and third interscalar space with lilac lid vacutainer tube whit acid ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic as an anticoagulant. The animals are located in the middle of the Magdalena area in Colombia. The results obtained on average were Hematocrit: 23.36 %, Hemoglobin: 7.78 g/dl, Red blood cells: 3.89 106/µL, Average corpuscular volume: 60 fl, Average corpuscular hemoglobin concentration: 33.33 g/dl and Average corpuscular hemoglobin: 73.9 pg. This is the first study of hematological values for this particular species in Colombia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La zoocría de babilla (Caiman crocodrilus fuscus) se ha venido desarrollando con mayor fuerza en Colombia desde los años 90. Es muy importante evaluar los rangos fisiológicos de la especie para poder valorar aquellas situaciones en las que su salud se vea comprometida. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar los valores hematológicos normales del caimán común (Caimán crocodrilus fuscus) con la ayuda del microhematocrito, la técnica de cianometahemoglobina y un analizador hematológico. Las muestras de sangre se obtuvieron de 120 animales en aparente buen estado de salud, machos (44) y hembras (76); se tomaron de la vena coccígea entre el segundo y tercer espacio interescamal con tubo vacutainer tapa lila, con ácido etilen-diamino-tetra-acético como anticoagulante. Los animales están ubicados en la zona del Magdalena medio en Colombia, todos en cautiverio. Los resultados obtenidos en promedio fueron: Hematocrito: 23,36 %, Hemoglobina: 7,78 g/dl, Glóbulos rojos: 3,89 106/µL, Volumen corpuscular medio: 60 fl, Concentración de Hemoglobina corpuscular media: 33,33 g/dl y Hemoglobina corpuscular media: 73,9 pg. Este es el primer reporte de valores hematológicos para esta especie en Colombia y Latinoamérica.]]></p></abstract>
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