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Table 2 Comparison of serum proteins and hematology parameters across four groups of Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus)

From: Metabolic derangements and reduced survival of bile-extracted Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus)

Analytea

RRb

Unit

Groupc

n

Mean

Median

Range (min-max)

SDd

ALB

29–53

g/L

BE

244

41.3

40.9

(23–58.9)

6.35

FNE

97

32.2

31.0

(14.0–60.7)

6.68

ZOO

20

30.1

31.0

(18.0–34.0)

3.65

FR

25

33.0

32.0

(29.0–39.0)

2.61

GLOB

20–49

g/L

BE

244

34.2

33.6

(15.2–76.0)

8.99

FNE

96

38.0

39.0

(22.3–51.0)

5.73

ZOO

20

47.2

47.5

(39.0–60.0)

5.13

FR

25

39.4

39.0

(33.0–47.0)

4.22

TP

60–92

g/L

BE

244

75.5

74.9

(42.5–106.0)

9.08

FNE

97

70.0

70.0

(44.0–92.0)

7.58

ZOO

20

77.3

77.5

(57.0–87.0)

6.41

FR

25

72.4

71.0

(64.0–85.0)

5.39

PCV

30–54

%

BE

230

43.0

43.4

(13.7–67.6)

8.44

FNE

69

42.8

44.0

(8.0–58.0)

8.38

ZOO

20

48.8

48.4

(44.0–54.9)

3.15

FR

24

45.3

45.5

(34.3–63.8)

6.05

TWBC

3.14–10.43

X10^9/L

BE

237

11.23

9.65

(3.20–112.0)

8.95

FNE

54

7.75

7.40

(2.30–14.50)

2.86

ZOO

20

11.37

11.75

(6.80–15.0)

2.26

FR

24

7.48

7.30

(3.40–14.90)

2.53

  1. aALB = albumin, GLOB = globulin, TP = total protein, PCV = packed cell volume, TWBC = total white blood cell
  2. bRR = reference range [13,14,15]
  3. cBE = bile-extracted, FNE = farm-not-extracted, ZOO = zoo, FR = free-range
  4. dSD = standard deviation