Morphometric parameters and food preference in relation to sex and reference hematological values for Upupa epops from Pakistan

Rida Tahir; Warda Zafar; Muhammad Waseem Aslam; Ahmad Waheed; Ali Umar; Sana Fatima; Tariq Javed; Tabish Liaqat; Allah Ditta; Muhammad Ashfaq; Muhammad Zaman; Ali Nawaz; Tehmina Khan; Muhammad Wajid; Muhammad Saleem Khan

Morphometric parameters and food preference in relation to sex and reference hematological values for Upupa epops from Pakistan

2022

Rida Tahir (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Warda Zafar (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Muhammad Waseem Aslam (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Ahmad Waheed (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Ali Umar (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Sana Fatima (Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan) | Tariq Javed (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Tabish Liaqat (Department of Fisheries and Aquaculure, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Allah Ditta (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Muhammad Ashfaq (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Muhammad Zaman (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Ali Nawaz (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Tehmina Khan (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Muhammad Wajid (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan) | Muhammad Saleem Khan (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan.)

Objective: The study was conducted to investigate the gut content and record morphometric and hematological parameters in the common hoopoe (Upupa epops). Materials and Methods: Twenty samples of healthy birds (10 from each sex) were collected from different locations in Okara District, Punjab, Pakistan, from September 2020 to March 2021. Birds were captured live for blood samples and morphometric and gut analyses. Results: It was revealed that the concentrations of different hematological parameters were as follows: hemoglobin, 20.03g/dl; red blood cells, 3.28 × 106/μl; white blood cells, 326.67 × 103/ μl; hematocrit, 56.47%; MCV, 173.33 FL; MCH, 57.4 pg; MCHC, 57.4 pg; PLT, 8.33/μl; and RDW, 8.33/μl. The percentages of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, and eosinophils were 84.67%, 11.67%, 2.00%, and 1.67%, respectively. The gut content of the common hoopoe mostly consisted of Coleoptera and Acrididae larvae. However, Lepidoptera, Gryllotalpidae, and sand were also recorded, along with seeds of Salvadora persica. Conclusions: There were no significant differences between male and female U. epops in feeding content, total weight of the gut, or weight of the empty gut. Regarding the morphometric param¬eters, there was a significant difference in both sexes' wingspan, body length, and body weight. Males were significantly heavier than females. [J Adv Vet Anim Res 2022; 9(2.000): 290-294]

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