Haematology analysis of rescued olive Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea)
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2018
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The olive Ridley Sea Turtle are smallest and most abundant of all species of sea turtle found in warm and
tropical waters, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The research work was carried out during the
period from September, 2017 to April, 2018, on stranded Olive Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys
olivacea) that were stranded off on East Coast Beach along Chennai coast and maintained at the rescue
center of Trust for Environmental and Education (TREE) foundation Tree Foundation, Vettuvankeni,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The blood samples are taken from Olive Ridley Sea Turtles that are at the rescue
and rehabilitation centers. The blood cells which were identified by differential count are mature
erythrocytes, heterophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes and thrombocyte. The clinical parameters
such as Haemoglobin (Hb) was (85.71±11.96), Packed Cell Volume (PCV) was (0.29±0.04), White
Blood Cells (WBC) was (5.78±0.85) and Red Blood Cells (RBC) was (0.60±0.06) evaluated for the
rescued Sea Turtles. These Sea Turtle undergoing rehabilitation gives the critical parameters which are
intended for health evaluations of sea turtle in rescue centers.
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TNV_JEZS_2018_6(3)1128-1131
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Veterinary Science