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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH
Volume 61, Issue 7, Pages 847-850Publisher
AMER VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.847
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Objective-To evaluate flow cytometric analysis for sex identification in 3 psittacine species, establish reference values for blood cell DNA content for each species, and determine effects of sample storage on DNA content. Animals-36 orange-winged Amazon parrots, 41 budgerigars, and 39 cockatiels. Procedure-Blood samples were stained and analyzed by use of flow cytometry to measure cellular DNA content. Samples were analyzed immediately after collection and after being stored at 4 C for 48 and 72 hours. Results-Mean DNA content (picograms per cell) was 3.248 for Amazon parrots, 2.702 for budgerigars, and 2,946 for cockatiels; DNA concentrations in samples analyzed immediately overlapped in a mate and a female Amazon parrot and among 19 cockatiels. For budgerigars, DNA overlap between sexes was not detected in samples analyzed immediately or after storage for 72 hours. Sex was identified correctly in 94.4% of Amazon parrots, 100% of budgerigars, and 51.3% of cockatiels. For both sexes, DNA content in samples analyzed immediately was significantly different from that of stored samples. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-Flow cytometric analysis was accurate for sex identification of Amazon parrots and budgerigars. Sample storage at 4 C for 48 or 72 hours caused variability in DNA content.
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