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Table 1 Results of initial and final haematological and serum biochemical analyses in three cows referred to our clinic

From: Malnutrition as the cause of recumbency in suckler cows associated with Trypanosoma theileri infection

Variable

Units

Reference interval [45]

Cow 1

Cow 1 Day 5

Cow 2

Cow 2

Day 16

Cow 3

Cow 3

Day 3

Haematocrit

L/L

0.24–0.46

0.29

0.27

0.22

0.20

0.26

0.29

Total leukocyte count

× 109/L

5–10

5.0

3.2

5.1

15.1

5.1

2.4

Magnesium

mmol/L

0.9–1.32

0.43

0.67

0.56

0.41

0.80

0.55

Calcium

mmol/L

2–2.54

1.68

1.97

1.98

1.84

2.13

1.87

Phosphate

mmol/L

1.55–2.29

0.62

1.55

1.91

1.99

1.69

1.81

Potassium

mmol/L

3.9–5.2

2.52

5.22

2.93

4.78

2.71

3.85

Sodium

mmol/L

135–157

125

136

133

134

142

152

Chloride

mmol/L

95–110

93.3

88.0

89.1

98.0

83.9

95.0

Iron

µmol/L

13–33

18.0

 

6.3

 

14.0

 

Total protein

g/L

68–82

61.8

73.0

67.5

72.6

78.4

73.0

Albumin

g/L

30–39

16.5

18.1

21.8

18.8

31.3

26.3

Bilirubin

µmol/L

3.3–5.3

2.9

5.5

3.8

3.8

3.4

2.6

Urea

mmol/L

2.0–6.8

5.8

6.3

5.6

8.9

6.3

13.7

Creatinine

µmol/L

55–150

84

45

86

59

64

98

GGT

U/L

< 50

18.9

54.6

22.0

77.9

34.5

52.5

AST

U/L

< 80

544.1

991.2

726.3

984.2

286.5

2931.7

CK

U/L

< 150

2580

2629

8505

1415

6951

42 494

GDLH

U/L

< 30

45.4

1070

9.1

1433

45.4

316.1