Determination of Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Serum Protein Concentrations by Refractometry and the Biuret Method

Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt, Antonio Carlos Paulillo, Rosangela Locatelli Dittrich, Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe, Rodolfo Silva Bertoli

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of hand-held refractometer in determining serum protein concentrations in ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) as compared with the standard biuret method. The results indicated that serum protein values may be accurately determined in ring-necked pheasants with a hand-held refractometer.

Corresponding Author:
Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt
Post-Doctorate Researcher (FAPESP),
Department of Veterinary Pathology,
Agrarian and Veterinarian Sciences Faculty,
Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil