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- Title
Biochemical reference ranges for groups of ewes of different ages.
- Authors
Dubreuil, P.; Arsenault, J.; Bélanger, D.
- Abstract
Reference biochemical ranges for young adult and adult ewes in mid-gestation were derived from 83 pooled serum samples taken from 30 flocks in the Province of Quebec, Canada. In each flock the samples were pooled into three age categories and each category contained between six and 10 samples. The blood samples were taken by jugular venepuncture in December 1999. All the values were within the normal published ranges. As the age of the ewes increased there were slight increases in the concentrations of globulin and total protein and decreases in the concentrations of calcium, phosphorus, creatinine, glucose and albumin, and in the activities of alkaline phosphatase and glutathione peroxidase.
- Subjects
QUEBEC (Province); BIOCHEMICAL engineering; EWES; FEMALE livestock; GLOBULINS; GLUTATHIONE; BLOOD testing
- Publication
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2005, Vol 156, Issue 20, p636
- ISSN
0042-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/vr.156.20.636