Table 2 Mean, SD and percentiles for laboratory parameters of B . besnoiti negative Simmental cattle (9 animals, 224 samples)

RBCs (T/l)

7.45 ± 0.8

6.28

9.29

Hemoglobin (mmol/l)

6.5 ± 0.5

5.6

7.6

HCT (%)

32.6 ± 2.8

27.9

38.3

MCV (fl)

43.8 ± 3.1

36.1

48.9

MCH (fmol)

0.9 ± 0.1

0.7

1.0

MCHC (mmol/l)

20.0 ± 0.7

18.6

21.6

WBCs (G/l)

7.90 ± 1.7

3.80

10.70

Total protein (g/l)

75.2 ± 4.7

66.3

83.0

Albumin (g/l)

34.8 ± 2.5

30.5

39.2

Globulin (g/l)

40.4 ± 5.2

29.2

49.3

A/G ratio

0.86 ± 0.16

0.64

1.24

Urea (mmol/l)

5.2 ± 0.9

3.5

6.8

Creatinine (μmol/l)

97.5 ± 16.5

70.4

128.2

Total bilirubin (μmol/l)

1.4 ± 0.7

0.1

2.8

Sodium (mmol/l)

142.3 ± 2.6

137.0

147.0

Potassium (mmol/l)

4.2 ± 0.4

3.4

5.0

Calcium (mmol/l)

2.4 ± 0.1

2.3

2.7

Phosphorus (mmol/l)

2.4 ± 0.3

1.8

3.1

Magnesium (mmol/l)

0.9 ± 0.1

0.8

1.1

Chloride (mmol/l)

100.8 ± 2.6

96.0

106.0

AST (IU/l)

70.4 ± 9.7

50.6

89.4

GGT (IU/l)

18.9 ± 4.8

11.0

27.8

GLDH (IU/l)

12.5 ± 7.4

4.2

31.5

CK (IU/l)

217.0 ± 65.0

133.2

377.0