Abstract
The objective of the present study was to establish plasma biochemistry reference values for bearded dragons. Biochemical tests were performed using the dry chemistry method for 100 healthy bearded dragons, and the data were compared with values obtained using the wet chemistry method. High correlations (r ＞0.9) were observed between the two measurement methods for the following items : ALP, ALT, AST, CK, LDH, total protein (TP), glucose (Glu), total cholesterol (TCho), triglyceride (TG), uric acid (UA), Ca, P, ammonia (NH3), K,and Cl. The dry chemistry method was thus considered useful in biochemical tests for this species. In addition, TP, TCho, and Ca were significantly higher (P ＜0.05) in females than in males.
