Table 3 Mean, SD and percentiles of laboratory parameters of B . besnoiti seronegative and B . besnoiti seropositive Limousin cattle

RBCs (T/l)

8.44 ± 1.9^a

6.13

13.70

7.08 ± 1.2 ^a,b

5.08

9.76

Hemoglobin (mmol/l)

7.5 ± 0.7

6.1

8.9

7.9 ± 1.3^a

5.8

10.7

HCT (%)

35.5 ± 3.5

30.0

41.3

36.3 ± 5.6^a

23.0

45.4

MCV (fl)

43.9 ± 9.4

25.9

58.1

52.2 ± 3.9 ^b

43.9

58.8

MCH (fmol)

0.9 ± 0.2

0.5

1.3

1.1 ± 0.1 ^b

0.9

1.3

MCHC (mmol/l)

21.2 ± 0.9

19.8

23.2

21.5 ± 1.4^a

19.2

24.6

WBCs (G/l)

7.34 ± 1.6

4.90

11.00

7.31 ± 2.94^a

2.83

14.44

Total protein (g/l)

68.4 ± 5.9

60.1

81.7

76.0 ± 6.9 ^b

63.1

89.1

Albumin (g/l)

32.9 ± 4.4

26.0

41.2

36.4 ± 2.7 ^b

31.5

41.3

Globulin (g/l)

35.3 ± 4.3

28.7

43.8

40.3 ± 7.0 ^a,b

28.5

55.5

A/G ratio

0.95 ± 0.18^a

0.73

1.39

0.94 ± 0.19^a

0.63

1.38

Urea (mmol/l)

3.9 ± 1.3^a

2.6

7.0

5.2 ± 1.9 ^a,b

2.2

9.6

Creatinine (μmol/l)

163.6 ± 21.2

124.7

207.7

164.4 ± 27.1^a

125.4

214.6

Total bilirubin (μmol/l)

2.6 ± 0.9

1.0

4.4

2.9 ± 1.2^a

0.9

5.5

Sodium (mmol/l)

145.8 ± 3.4

139.0

153.0

141.1 ± 3.1 ^b

135.5

146.5

Potassium (mmol/l)

5.3 ± 0.9

3.6

6.7

4.8 ± 0.7 ^b

3.4

6.0

Calcium (mmol/l)

2.3 ± 0.1

2.1

2.6

2.3 ± 0.2

1.9

2.6

Phosphorus (mmol/l)

1.6 ± 0.3

1.1

2.3

1.9 ± 0.4 ^b

1.3

2.8

Magnesium (mmol/l)

0.6 ± 0.2

0.3

1.1

0.9 ± 0.1 ^a,b

0.7

1.1

Chloride (mmol/l)

99.2 ± 2.3

95.6

103.2

96.7 ± 2.6 ^b

91.6

101.5

AST (IU/l)

155.1 ± 61.9^a

68.9

323.4

102.2 ± 31.6 ^a,b

58.2

166.0

GGT (IU/l)

16.6 ± 6.6

6.8

28.7

19.5 ± 9.1

1.7

35.4

GLDH (IU/l)

14.7 ± 7.1^a

5.2

29.6

12.7 ± 8.1^a

4.0

33.2

CK (IU/l)

702.8 ± 466.8^a

78.0

2092.0

331.9 ± 283.1 ^a,b

106.5

885.0