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Table 6 Haematological and blood biochemical findings in cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis

From: Clinical and laboratory findings in 503 cattle with traumatic reticuloperitonitis

Variable

(mean ± sd or median)

Finding

Number of cattle

Percent

Haematocrit (%) (n = 501)

median = 30%

Normal (30–35)

218

43

Decreased (18–29)

224

45

Increased (36–60)

59

12

White blood cell count (/μl) (n = 501)

median = 9400/μl

Normal (5000–10,000)

272

54

Decreased (1500–4999)

20

4

Increased (10,001–29,200)

209

42

Neutrophil count (/μl) (n = 211)

median = 8568/μl

Normal (1230–3350)

17

8

Decreased (380–1229)

4

2

Increased (3351–26,280)

190

90

Lymphocyte count (/μl) (n = 222)

2576 ± 1016/μl

Normal (2190–5120)

137

62

Decreased(150–2189)

81

36

Increased (5121–7040)

4

2

Fibrinogen concentration (n = 499)

(8.6 ± 3.1 g/l)

Normal (4–7)

131

26

Decreased (2.0–3.9)

23

5

Increased (7.1–17.0)

345

69

Total protein concentration (n = 501)

(median = 84 g/l)

Normal (60–80)

177

35

Decreased (45–59)

5

1

Increased (81–122)

319

64

Urea concentration (n = 501)

(median = 4.0 mmol/l)

Normal (2.4–6.5)

373

74

Decreased (0.7–2.3)

58

12

Increased (6.6–33.5)

70

14

Bilirubin concentration (n = 500)

(Median = 4.6 μmol/l)

Normal (≤ 6.5)

359

72

Increased (6.6–71.5)

141

28

ASAT activity (n = 501)

(median = 69.0 U/l)

Normal (≤ 103)

425

85

Increased (104–812)

76

15

γ-GT activity (n = 500)

(median = 24.0 U/l)

Normal (≤ 30)

407

81

Increased (31–154)

93

19

GLDH activity (n = 191)

(median = 15.0 U/l)

Normal (≤ 25.0)

127

67

Increased (25.1–522.0)

64

33

Glutaraldehyde test (n = 498)

median = 3.5 min.

Normal (≥ 10 min.)

91

18

6.1–9.9 min.

36

7

3.1–6.0 min.

128

26

≤ 3 min.

243

49

  1. ASAT Aspartate aminotranferase, γ-GT γ-glutamyltransferase, GLDH glutamate dehydrogenase