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Influence of exercise and fasting on blood parameters in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas): implications for health assessments
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Influence of exercise and fasting on blood parameters in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas): implications for health assessments

D March, Ellen Ariel, David Blyde, Leslie Christidis and Brendan Kelaher
Comparative Exercise Physiology, Vol.17(2), pp.181-187
2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP200043

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Abstract

anaerobic lactate acidosis Vertebrate Biology Conservation and Biodiversity Physiology Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
This study investigated the influence of exercise and fasting state on haematologic and biochemical parameters in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Animals were divided into two groups; one group was fasted for 72 h and one group was fed 1 h prior to exercise. Exercise was induced by repeated righting reflexes and blood values were measured prior to and post-exercise. Prior to exercise, fasted animals showed significantly decreased levels of urea, pH, PVCO2 and HCO3- and significant increases in Cl- and PVO2, compared to fed animals and fasted animals had significantly poorer exercise performance. Following exercise both fasted and fed animals had significant increases in Na+, K+, Cl-, PVCO2, PVO2, urea and lactate and significant decreases in pH and HCO3-. The magnitude of increase in lactate levels was significantly less in fasted animals. Prior to exercise, a significant correlation was calculated in fasted animals between pH and HCO3-. Following exercise, significant correlations were calculated in fed animals between pH and HCO3-, PVCO2 and lactate, and between pH and HCO3- in fasted animals. These results show that analytical method, fasting state and the physiologic changes induced during the intense exercise can affect haematologic and biochemical analytes and these factors should be considered when interpreting results from health assessment of wild animals.

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