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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Anim Behav Sci. 2011 Oct 30;137(3-4):183–193. doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.11.004

TABLE 1.

Chemistry data by time point (mean values ± 1 s.d.)

Pre-transport Upon Arrival ≤45 days after arrivala Between 46 and 90 days after arrivalb Typical valuesc
Parameter Units
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)d U/L 29.24 ± 12.03 47.11 ± 27.41e 32.85 ± 20.16 29.77 ± 10.02 26.49-47.49
Alkaline phosphatase (ALK Phos)d U/L 65.97 ± 40.21 67.66 ± 38.97e 60.94 ± 18.54 64.06 ± 18.58 85.22-111.0
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) allf mg/dL 10.18 9.61e 9.94 10.69 11.15-13.59
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) females mg/dL 9.67 ± 3.59 8.79 ± 4.01 9.24 ± 3.52 9.85 ± 4.40 11.15-12.15
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) males mg/dL 10.70 ± 3.47 12.77 ± 4.02 13.75 ± 5.20 13.70 ± 5.52 13.14-13.59
Cholesterold mg/dL 180.36 ± 38.99 193.36 ± 43.56e 191.19 ± 38.91e 191.40 ± 48.50 179.50-263.39
Creatinine alld,f mg/dL 1.03 1.11e 0.96e 1.00 0.86-1.20
Creatinine females mg/dL 0.98 ± 0.27 1.03 ± 0.27 0.93 ± 0.27 0.97 ± 0.29 0.86-1.15
Creatinine males mg/dL 1.16 ± 0.20 1.32 ± 0.36 1.07 ± 0.17 1.09 ± 0.22 1.00-1.20
Glucosed mg/dL 79.61 ± 28.20 104.93 ± 19.92e 90.58 ± 16.96e 92.75 ± 19.18e 83.60-121.72
Lactic Dehydrogenase (LDH)d U/L 443.43 ± 476.51 709.03 ± 808.38 330.64 ± 276.27 295.73 ± 122.31 272.72-401.70
Potassium alld,f meq/L 5.10 3.29e 3.58e 3.58e 2.84-4.04
Potassium females meq/L 5.20 ± 1.30 3.29 ± 0.61 3.50 ± 0.39 3.57 ± 0.42 2.84-3.72
Potassium males meq/L 4.38 ± 1.11 3.40 ± 0.35 3.84 ± 0.38 3.74 ± 0.38 3.27-4.04
Total Proteind g/dL 7.48 ± 0.41 7.84 ± 0.46e 7.29 ± 0.44e 7.42 ±0.53 7.20-7.80
Triglycerides mg/dL 140.53 ± 124.33 113.81 ± 78.76 124.54 ± 60.50 117.88 ± 50.60 69.84-119.50
a

all n=52, except for BUN where N=31

b

all n=48, except for BUN where N=26

d

P≤0.05 for the main effect of time point

e

P≤0.05 for the comparison to the Pre-transport value

f

P≤0.05 for the sex × time point interaction effect