Table 2 Plasma biochemistry results for a 3-year old male huacaya alpaca diagnosed with acute fasciolosis
Parameter1 | Reference interval2 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 7 | Day 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Protein (g/L) | 52–65 | 89.7a | 88a | 91a | 84.7a | 75.6a | 80a |
Albumin (g/L) | 30–41 | 28.1b | np3 | np | 27.4b | 25.3b | np |
Globulin (g/L) | 21–36 | 61.6a | np | np | 57.3a | 50.3a | np |
Urea (mmol/L) | 3.9–10.2 | 12a | np | np | 23a | 19.9a | np |
Creatinine (μmol/L) | 90–140 | 145a | np | np | 258a | 184a | np |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.0–6.4 | 9.51a | np | np | 11.13a | 8.50a | np |
β-OH-butyrate (mmol/L) | 0–0.24 | 0.15 | np | np | 0.26a | 0.45a | np |
Phosphate (mmol/L) | 1.1–2.5 | 0.50b | np | np | np | np | np |
Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.1–2.5 | 2.2 | np | np | 2.20 | 2.1 | np |
Magnesium (mmol/L) | 0.8–1.0 | 0.97 | np | np | 1.00 | 0.86 | np |
GGT (U/L) | 12–34 | 191a | np | np | 250a | 244a | np |
Lipase (U/L) | 9–17 | 10 | np | np | 19a | 9 | np |
GLDH (U/L) | 5–26 | 81a | np | np | 69a | 64a | np |
AST (U/L) | 160–274 | 173 | np | np | 212 | 222 | np |
CK (U/L) | 29–120 | 51 | np | np | 88 | 70 | np |