TABLE 3.

Blood gases, chemistries, and hematology in healthy and WB-affected broilers¹.

	Gases							Electrolytes				Hemato
	pH	pCO2	pO2	TCO2	HCO3	BE	sO2	Na	K	iCa	Glucose	Hct	Hgb
		(mmHg)	(mmHg)	(mmol/L)	(mmol/L)	(mmol/L)	(%)	(mmol/L)	(mmol/L)	(mmol/L)	(mg/dL)	(%)	(g/dL)
Normal	7.44 ± 0.04	38.5 ± 8.3	66.5 ± 7.9	26 ± 3.5	25 ± 3.4	1.8 ± 0.3	89.2 ± 3.1	144.8 ± 4.3	4.4 ± 0.4	1.27 ± 0.09	243 ± 8.1	22.2 ± 2.7	7.6 ± 0.1
WB	7.46 ± 0.03	36.9 ± 4	59.3 ± 5.4	26.3 ± 2.4	25.4 ± 2.1	2.4 ± 2.3	80 ± 4.4	143.1 ± 3.7	4.2 ± 0.3	1.28 ± 0.04	254 ± 3.3	18.1 ± 1.7	6.1 ± 0.2
P-value	0.69	0.86	0.46	0.94	0.92	0.79	0.10	0.76	0.69	0.92	0.22	0.21	<0.0001

¹Means represent the average response of eight replicate pens/treatment and five to eight birds/pen. pCO₂, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; pO₂, partial pressure of oxygen; TCO₂, total carbon dioxide; HCO₃, bicarbonate; BE, base excess; sO₂, oxygen saturation; iCa, ionized calcium; Hct, hematocrit; Hgb, hemoglobin; Na, sodium; K, potassium.