Table 7 Laboratory findings in cattle with LDA, RDA and AV (medians, 25th to 75th percentiles)

Haematocrit (%)

Median

35^a

37^b

38^b

36

KW, BoCo

(25–75th pc)

(32–38)

(33–40)

(33–42)

(33–39)

n

1338

338

303

1979

White blood cell

Median

7400^a

7900^b

9100^c

7700

KW, BoCo

count (/µL)

(25–75th pc)

(5700–9800)

(6175–10,800)

(6850–12,250)

(5900–10,200)

n

1334

338

301

1973

Total protein (g/L)

Median

76

74

77

76

KW

(25–75th pc)

(70–82)

(68–81)

(70–84)

(70–82)

n

1329

337

302

1968

Fibrinogen (g/L)

Median

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

KW

(25–75th pc)

(4.0–7.0)

(4.0–7.0)

(4.0–8.0)

(4.0–7.0)

n

1326

337

302

1965

Urea (mmol/L)

Median

4.8^a

6.0^b

7.9^c

5.3

KW, BoCo

(25–75th pc)

(3.6–6.2)

(4.6–8.5)

(5.4–12.3)

(4.0–7.2)

n

1335

336

303

1974

Bilirubin (µmol/L)

Median

13.2^a

11.7^b

10.3^bc

12.5

KW, BoCo

(25–75th pc)

(9.3–18.0)

(7.6–16.8)

(6.7–15.7)

(8.7–17.5)

n

1329

332

301

1962

AST (U/L)

Median

147^a

191^b

178^bc

156

KW, BoCo

(25–75th pc)

(108–216)

(125–310)

(126–280)

(113–235)

n

1336

336

303

1975

γ-GT (U/L)

Median

31.0^a

53.0^b

65.0^bc

36

KW, BoCo

(25–75th pc)

(23–48)

(34–90)

(39–101)

(24–65)

n

1336

336

303

1975

GLDH (U/L)

Median

52^a

153^b

148^bc

71

KW, BoCo

(25–75th pc)

(29–115)

(63–303)

(71–275)

(33–176)

n

967

249

224

1440

SDH (U/L)

Median

32^a

80^b

76^bc

42

KW, BoCo

(25–75th pc)

(19–61)

(40–179)

(38–183)

(21–89)

n

958

247

217

1422

Calcium (mmol/L)

Median

2.1^a

2.1^ab

2.2^c

2.1

KW, BoCo

(25–75th pc)

(2.0–2.3)

(1.9–2.2)

(2.1–2.3)

(2.0–2.3)

n

1111

265

232

1608

Inorg. phosphate

Median

1.2^a

1.4^b

1.6^bc

1.3

KW, BoCo

(mmol/L)

(25–75th pc)

(0.9–1.6)

(1.0–1.9)

(1.2–2.0)

(1.0–1.7)

n

1113

266

231

1610

Potassium

Median

3.4^a

3.3^ab

3.1^c

3.3

KW, BoCo

(mmol/L)

(25–75th pc)

(2.8–3.8)

(2.9–3.7)

(2.7–3.7)

(2.8–3.8)

n

1334

335

303

1972

Chloride

Median

96^a

97^ab

93^c

96

KW, BoCo

(mmol/L)

(25–75th pc)

(90–102)

(90–102)

(84–100)

(89–101)

n

1332

336

302

1970

pH

Median

7.43^a

7.41^b

7.42^ab

7.43

KW, BoCo

(25–75th pc)

(7.39–7.47)

(7.37–7.46)

(7.38–7.46)

(7.39–7.47)

n

1224

312

276

1812

Base excess

Median

5.1^a

3.9^b

5.0^ac

4.8

KW, BoCo

(mmol/L)

(25–75th pc)

(0.8–10.2)

(-0.1–9.1)

(0.8–10.0)

(0.5–10.0)

n

1220

310

280

1810

Bicarbonate

Median

29^a

28^b

29^ac

28

KW, BoCo

(mmol/L)

(25–75th pc)

(25–34)

(24–33)

(25–33)

(24–33)

n

1224

313

280

1817

pCO₂

Median

46^a

45^ab

46^bc

46

KW, BoCo

(mmHg)

(25–75th pc)

(35–41)

(37–42)

(38–43)

(42–51)

n

1225

311

276

1812

L-lactate

Median

1.3^a

1.9^b

5.1^c

1.7

KW, BoCo

(mmol/L)

(25–75th pc

(0.9–2.1)

(1.2–4.5)

(2.5–8.0)

(1.0–4.2)

n

115

47

47

209

Rumen chloride

Median

41^a

26^b

23^c

34

KW, BoCo

(mmol/L)

(25–75th pc)

(27–56)

(19–37)

(17–33)

(22–51)

n

1188

302

271

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