Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances1683-99191996-3289Academic Journals Inc.10.3923/ajava.2016.581.585Choloepus hoffmannii)]]>MurilloFrancisco Arroyo RodriguezDaniel Madriz SaborioCatherine Salazar AlvarezPaula Pena MelchertAlessandra TeixeiraCarlos Roberto RahalSheila Canevese 92016119Background: Captivity sloths may show several clinical problems such as nutritional, digestive, respiratory and injuries. Thus,
establishment of normal baseline data are important for use in further medical conditions. Objective: This study aimed to
compare hematological and biochemical parameters between female and male Hoffmanns two-toed sloths maintained in captivity.
Methodology: Thirty two adult entire, clinically healthy Hoffmanns two-toed sloths were evaluated: Group 1-17 females, aged from
33-156 months of age and group 2-15 males, aged from 24-114 months of age. Blood samples were obtained under chemical restraint.
Results: The females weighted more than the males and the age did not differ between the genders. Values of erythrocytes, hematocrit,
mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration were found to be significantly higher in females than in
males. The median values of absolute eosinophil count were 0.61 for females and 0.57 for males. The clinical chemistry parameters did
not differ between the genders. Conclusion: In conclusion, besides differences in hematological parameters of erythrocytes, some
peculiarities such as predominance of lymphocytes in differential white blood cell counts and hematimetric values lower than reported
in previous studies reveal the importance of studies that standardize laboratory values in sloths.]]>Plese, T. and A. Chiarello,2014Choloepus hoffmanni.]]>2014Aguilar, R.F. and M. Superina,20152015pp: 355-368pp: 355-368Gilmore, D.P., C.P. Da Costa and D.P.F. Duarte,200033129146Esberard, C.,20012001pp: 245-246pp: 245-246Adam, P.J.,1999Choloepus didactylus.]]>62118Hayssen, V.,2011Choloepus hoffmanni (Pilosa: Megalonychidae).]]>433755Raines, J.,200524557568Messias-Costa, A.,20012001pp: 247-249pp: 247-249Gilmore, D.P., C.P. Da Costa and D.P.F. Duarte,200134925Diniz, L.D.S.M. and P.M.A. Oliveira,1999Bradypus sp. and Choloepus sp.) in captivity.]]>307680Vogel, I., J.C. Vie, B. de Thoisy and B. Moreau,199935531535Marvin, H.N. and B.R. Shook,1963Choloepus didactylus.]]>8187189Kinney, M.E., G.A. Cole, C. Vaughan and K.K. Sladky,2013Choloepus hoffmanni) and brown-throated three-toed (Bradypus variegatus) sloths immobilized using dexmedetomidine and ketamine.]]>44570580Wallace, C. and Y.C. Oppenheim,1996Choloepus hoffmanni).]]>27339345Meritt, D.A.,1985Choloepus hoffmanni Peters.]]>1985pp: 333-341pp: 333-341Jain, N.C.,1993Pages: 417Pages: 417