Table 2. House sparrow whole blood chemistry values in animals fed an oiled diet (1% oil weight:food weight; n = 9) or a control diet (n = 8).
| Oiled diet | Control diet | |||
| Parameter (units) | Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 2 | Week 4 |
| Body mass (g) | 24.9±2.0 (22–28.5) | 25.1±2.2 (22–28) | 24.9±1.1 (23–26) | 25.4±1.0 (24–27) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L) | 528.7±482.8 (252–1749) | 329.1±67.7 (261–439) | 408.7±321.0 (236–1133) | 296.0±32.6 (239–336) |
| Creatine kinase (IU/L) | 573.8±275.5 (226–1017) | 505.0±155.6 (313–749) | 1070.4±1398.3 (329–4452) | 382.7±139.0 (210–601) |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 14.1±4.2 (5–1) | 14.5±3.7 (9–20) | 17.0±4.4 (10–25) | 14.3±3.2 (10–18) |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 382.0±28.2 (348–436) | 377.8±34.7 (319–431) | 383.9±95.6 (296–600) | 369.4±39.7 (316–440) |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 5.3±1.5 (1.9–6.6) | 5.6±1.4 (3.6–7.5) | 5.2±1.7 (3.4–8.6) | 4.2±0.4 (3.5–4.6) |
| Calcium ions (mg/dL) | 8.3±0.5 (7. 5–9. 1) | 8.4±0.5 (7.6–9.3) | 8.5±0.6 (7.7–9.7) | 8.1±0.5 (7.5–9.0) |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 3.4±0.5 (2.9–4.2) | 3.4±0.3 (2.8–3.8) | 3.3±0.3 (2.7–3.6) | 3.3±0.4 (2.7–3.8) |
| Sodium ions (mmol/L) | 158.6±3.7 (153–163) | 159.3±3.0 (154–163) | 158.6±8.5 (141–168) | 155.1±2.4 (152–159) |
In some cases, blood volume was not sufficient for all analyses, and one animal from the oil group died during week 3 (oiled birds: n = 8 for creatine kinase during week 2, and n = 8 for all analyses during week 4; control birds: n = 7 for aspartate aminotransferase during week 2, and n = 7 for all analyses during week 4). Values were determined using Avian/Reptilian Plus rotors on a portable VetScan machine. Values are presented as mean ± SD (range).