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Table 4 Mean, SD and percentiles of serum gel electrophoresis of B . besnoiti negative Simmental cattle (12 animals, 24 samples) and comparison with results from the *2-year-group (24 animals) of Alberghina et al. [25]

From: Natural Besnoitia besnoiti infections in cattle: hematological alterations and changes in serum chemistry and enzyme activities

Data obtained in the present study

Literature data*

Serum Gel Electrophoresis

Mean ± SD

Percentiles

Mean ± SD

2.5th

97.5th

Total protein (g/l)

64.92 ± 3.55

59.58

70.85

68.10 ± 10.13

Albumin (%)

49.4 ± 4.6

40.3

56.1

Not given

α1-globulins (%)

5.7 ± 0.8

4.5

7.3

Not given

α2-globulins (%)

9.4 ± 1.4

6.5

11.2

Not given

β-globulins (%)

13.2 ± 2.1

8.2

16.7

Not given

γ-globulins (%)

22.4 ± 6.0

14.3

36.1

Not given

Albumin (g/l)

32.04 ± 3.35

25.45

36.85

31.79 ± 5.12

α1-globulins (g/l)

3.67 ± 0.42

3.06

4.54

5.92 ± 2.54

α2-globulins (g/l)

5.96 ± 0.68

4.68

7.19

5.77 ± 1.73

β-globulins (g/l)

8.54 ± 1.47

5.58

11.43

7.50 ± 1.16

γ-globulins (g/l)

14.55 ± 4.22

9.45

23.85

16.81 ± 3.72

  1. SD = standard deviation.