A study of the blood biological constant of the deer «Rusa» (Cervus timorensis russa) in New Caledonia. II. Biochemistry

Abstract

Since the beginning of the year 1987, the deer “Rusa” breeding has been developing in New Caledonia. In 1988, during a slaughter operation in the herds, nearly 90 blood samples were collected in order to define the blood biological parameters (or constants) of this species. As for biochemistry, the following parameters have been search for: urea (6.8 mmol/L), creatinin rate (15l.7 mmol/L), the activity of the creatin kinase (295.2 U/L), transaminase (ALAT: 60.1 UI/L; ASAT: 22.3 UI/L) and alcalin phosphatases (115.1 U/L), total bilirubin rate (2.76 µmol/L), total proteins (61.4 g/L) and albumin (32.6 g/L), calcium (2.42 mmol/L) and phosphorus (3.08 mmol/L). In the course of the study, fluctuations of these parameters were detected, according to various criteria and to sampling conditions.