Table 2 Haematological and blood biochemical findings in calves with type-4 abomasal ulcer
From: Clinical, laboratory and ultrasonographic findings in 38 calves with type-4 abomasal ulcer
Variable (mean ± sd or median, 25–75th percentiles) | Finding | n | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Haematocrit (%) (n = 37; mean ± sd, 38.3 ± 10.9%) | Normal (30–35) | 8 | 22 |
Decreased (9–29) | 7 | 19 | |
Increased (36–70) | 22 | 59 | |
Total protein concentration (n = 37; mean ± sd, 56.7 ± 11.6 g/L) | Normal (60–80) | 13 | 35 |
Decreased (32–59) | 23 | 62 | |
Increased (81–89) | 1 | 3 | |
Fibrinogen concentration (n = 33; median, 6.0 g/L, percentiles 4–8 g/L) | Normal (4–7) | 21 | 64 |
Decreased (2–3) | 2 | 6 | |
Increased (8–11) | 10 | 30 | |
Urea concentration (n = 34; median, 10.1 mmol/L, percentiles 7–16 mmol/L) | Normal (2.4–6.5) | 7 | 21 |
Increased (6.6–50.2) | 27 | 79 | |
Bilirubin concentration (n = 31; median, 4.2 µmol/L, percentiles 2.5–9.4 µmol//L) | Normal (≤ 6.5) | 21 | 68 |
Increased (6.6–40.1) | 10 | 32 | |
Sodium (n = 33; mean ± sd, 141 ± 5.3 mmol/L) | Normal (145–155) | 7 | 21 |
Decreased (126–144) | 26 | 79 | |
Potassium (n = 34; mean ± sd, 5.1 ± 1.7 mmol/L) | Normal (4–5) | 9 | 27 |
Decreased (2.6–3.9) | 10 | 29 | |
Increased (5.1–9.0) | 15 | 44 | |
Chloride (n = 35; median, 98 mmol/L, percentiles 90–102 mmol/L) | Normal (96–105) | 17 | 49 |
Decreased 71–95) | 14 | 40 | |
Increased (106–112) | 4 | 11 | |
Calcium (n = 30; median, 2.25 mmol/L, percentiles 2.1–2.4 mmol/L) | Normal (2.3–2.6) | 8 | 27 |
Decreased (1.7–2.2) | 19 | 63 | |
Increased (2.7–4.4) | 3 | 10 | |
Magnesium (n = 30; mean ± sd, 0.97 ± 0.27 mmol/L) | Normal (0.8–1.0) | 11 | 37 |
Decreased (0.3–0.7) | 7 | 23 | |
Increased (1.1–1.7) | 12 | 40 | |
Inorg. phosphorus (n = 29; median, 3.26 mmol/L, percentiles 2.3–4.1 mmol/L) | Normal (1.3–2.4) | 9 | 31 |
Increased (2.5–9.2) | 20 | 69 |