BLOOD BIOCHEMISTRY PROFILE OF GREEN (Chelonia mydas) SEA TURTLE REHABILITATED IN TURTLE CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION CENTER (TCEC) SERANGAN

Abstract: Indonesia's marine waters become a habitat for six types of sea turtles from seven species of turtles in the world. Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are in the highest number and spread in almost all Indonesian waters. Although there are many types of turtles in Indonesia, this is inversely proportional to the population. It is estimated that there are 100,000 green sea turtles killed around the IndoAustralia islands every year. Plasma chemical measurement is one that is commonly used as a diagnostic technique to determine the health status of individual animals, but until now information about the value of the chemical parameters of green turtle blood in captivity in Indonesia, especially Bali, is unknown. The purpose of this study was to obtain the values of transaminase enzyme activity (AST & ALT) and Creatinine levels as parameters of turtle health status at the Turtle Conservation and Education Center (TCEC), Serangan, Bali, Indonesia. The sample from this study was serum from 10 turtles with three different age groups. Each sample was tested for AST, ALT and creatinine levels using the iCubio iChem-535Vet machine. Data obtained from AST, ALT and blood creatinine samples and age will be analyzed descriptively in a mean ± deviation form, the relationship between body condition index (BCI) and the results of blood biochemical parameters analysis was analyzed by the Spearman correlation test assisted with IBM SPSS version 21. The average value for juvenile green turtle is AST 148.2 U / L, ALT 16.94 U / L, Creatinine 0.42 mg / dL; subadult AST 188 U / L, ALT 10.03 U / L, Creatinine 0.80 mg / dL; adult AST 176.5 U / L, ALT 14.50 U / L, Creatinine 1.05 mg / dL.