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Table 1 Laboratory parameters of the heifer

From: Holoprosencephalia, hypoplasia of corpus callosum and cerebral heterotopia in a male belted Galloway heifer with adipsia

Parameter

hospitalization

seven days after treatment

reference values for adult cows

Leukocytes per μl

6400

11,200

8000-10,000/μl

Erythrocytes * 106/μl

8.39

4.9

6.0–8.0 * 106/μl

Hemoglobin in g/dl

12.0

7.0

8.0–14.0 g/dl

Hematocrit in %

43.1

23.2

25.0–35.0%

MCV in μm3

51.4

47.3

40.0–60.0 μm3

MCH in pg

14.3

14.3

14.0–20.0 pg

MCHC in g/dl

27.8

30.2

26.0–34.0 g/dl

Platelets per μl

174,000

447,000

200,000-800,000/ μl

Total protein in g/l

68

57

60.0–80.0 g/l

Total bilirubin in μmol/l

3.8

0.9

<  7.0 μmol/l

AST in U/l

117

246

<  100 U/l

GGT in U/l

76

45

<  33 U/l

GLDH in U/l

9.8

126

<  14 U/l

Cholesterol in mmol/l

6.88

1.72

>  3.0 mmol/l

Urea in mmol/l

21

4.77

<  8.0 mmol/l

Creatinin in μmol/l

323

123

<  150 μmol/l

Albumin in g/l

35.8

33.3

30.0–40.0 g/l

Calcium in mmol/l

2.6

2.33

2.1–3.0 mmol/l

Magnesium in mmol/l

0.94

0.73

0.7–1.2 mmol/l

Phosphorus in mmol/l

3.16

0.93

1.1–2.4 mmol/l

Selenium in μg/l

66

>  75 μg/l

Sodium in mmol/l

183

153

135–145 mmol/l

Potassium in mmol/l

5.72

3.45

3.5–4.5 mmol/l

Chloride in mmol/l

139

115

90–110 mmol/l

Glucose in mmol/l

4.57

3.0–3.9 mmol/l

  1. Laboratory parameters of the heifer at the beginning of hospitalization and after seven days continuous rate infusion with hypotonic fluid and enforced oral fluid uptake; reference from laboratory given for adult cattle
  2. MCV mean corpuscular volume, MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC mean corpuscular/cellular hemoglobin concentration, AST aspartate aminotransferase activity, GGT gamma glutamyltransferase activity, GLDH glutamate dehydrogenase activity, U units