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¹ Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan
² Tainan Hsien Livestock Disease Control Center, Tainan 730, Taiwan
³ Corresponding author (email: cyoyu{at}mail.ncyu.edu.tw)

ABSTRACT:   Type C1 botulism outbreaks in Black-faced Spoonbills (Platalea minor) occurred in Taiwan from 2002 to 2003, and hematologic and biochemistry parameters from botulism-paralyzed birds and recovered birds were compared. Values for creatinine and uric acid were higher (P<0.0025) in birds with botulism than in recovered birds. Lower white blood cell counts (P<0.005) and values for alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and triglycerides (P<0.025) were observed in recovered birds. Based on these observations, we suggest that hematologic and biochemistry analyses should be performed to assess the health condition of birds recovering from botulism.
  Key words:  Biochemistry, Black-faced Spoonbill, botulism, hematology, Platalea minor, wading bird.