Authors : M.R. Thengare, A.A.Dhamani and A.V.Dorlikar
Page Nos : 205-207
Description :
A study was carried out with the aim of establishing hematological parameters of a colony of Emballonurid bat, taphozous kachhensis in vidarbha region. Insectivorous bats play an essential role in keeping populations of night flying insects in balance but little is known about their basic physiology. Haematological parameters of an individual reflect the health status of that animal. Thus, the objective of this study is to investigate relationship between the reproductive status and statistical significant difference of haematological parameters in male and female microchiropteran insectivorous bat, Taphozous kachhensis during lactation phase. Haematological parameters determined were haemoglobin, packed cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), erythrocyte count, platelet count, total leukocyte count (TLC), differential leukocyte count (DLC) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). High haemoglobin% and high number of erythrocytes with low mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) suggests the high oxygen carrying capacity of blood in Taphozous kachhensis. No statistically significant differences were observed in the haematological parameters between male and female bats during lactation. The values from this study can be used to create baseline data of microchiropteran bat Taphozous kachhensis found in central India.
Key words: Taphozous kachhensis, lactation, Haematological parameters, microchiropteran bat
