HEMATOLOGIC VALUES OF THE WILD-CAUGHT KARYOTYPE-V OWL-MONKEY (AOTUS VOCIFERANS)

Blood samples from 35 wild-caught owl monkeys (Aotus vociferans, karyo type V) were analyzed to estimate reference intervals of hematologic v ariables for the species. Findings indicated that distributions were a bnormal for leukocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and monoc ytes. Statistically significant sex differences, too small to be of cl inical importance, were found in values for mean cell hemoglobin conce ntration, leukocytes, and basophils. Reference intervals for the hemat ologic variables were calculated by the nonparametric percentile estim ation method. Comparison of hematologic reference values for wild-caug ht A. vociferans with those of A. nancymae revealed statistically sign ificant differences for packed cell. volume, mean cell volume, leukocy tes, eosinophils, basophils, and platelets. These differences also app eared too small to be of clinical significance.