PHYSIOCHEMICAL AND CYTOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SYNOVIAL FLUID IN THE CARPAL JOINT OF MIXED-BREED GOATS

Authors

  • Marcela Figueredo Duarte Moraes Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil
  • Paulo José Duarte Neto Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil
  • Maria Isabel Souza Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil
  • Janaína Azevedo Guimarães Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil
  • José Wanderley Cattelan Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Carla Lopes Mendonça Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil
  • Daniela Oliveira Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Guaranhus, Pernambuco, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v11i1.5599

Keywords:

clínica médica veterinária, patologia clínica

Abstract

The carpal joint in goats is subject to diseases such as caprine arthritis encephalitis, leading to pain and a reduction in movement. Due to the scarce records of normal parameters, the aim of the present study was to assess the physiochemical and cytological make up of the synovial fluid in the carpal joint of 44 mixed-breed goat without joint disease. The following physiochemical characteristics were assessed: volume (0.94mL ± 0.26 mL), color (colorless to yellow), turbidity (46.50% were limpid), mucin precipitation (firm coagulant in limpid solution) and concentration of total proteins (1.95 ± 0.87 mg/dL). Cytological assessment consisted of global and differential leukocyte counts. The mean global count was 48.02 ± 24.47 cells/µL. The differential count was 25.07 ± 15.86 lymphocytes/µL and 16.31 ± 12.63 large mononucleated cells/µL. It is suggested that the parameter values obtained in the present study may be considered normal for synovial fluid in the carpal joint of adult mixed-breed goats.

KEY WORDS: Carpus, goat, joint, synovia.

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Published

2010-04-01

How to Cite

MORAES, Marcela Figueredo Duarte; NETO, Paulo José Duarte; SOUZA, Maria Isabel; GUIMARÃES, Janaína Azevedo; CATTELAN, José Wanderley; MENDONÇA, Carla Lopes; OLIVEIRA, Daniela. PHYSIOCHEMICAL AND CYTOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SYNOVIAL FLUID IN THE CARPAL JOINT OF MIXED-BREED GOATS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 11, n. 1, p. 212–217, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v11i1.5599. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/5599. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

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Veterinary Medicine