Table 6.
Effect of the sex on blood micro-minerals and plasma electrolytes profile in dogs with clinical signs of diarrhoea
| Number of dogs | Female |
Male |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 35 | 56 | |
| Plasma sodium (mEq/l) | 140.0 ± 1.7 | 142.5 ± 1.14 | 141.55 ± 0.97 |
| Plasma potassium(mEq/l) | 4.0±0.13 | 4.36 ± 0.09 | 4.3 ± 0.08 |
| Blood copper (μg/g) | 0.73 ± 0.08⁎ | 0.56 ± 0.03 | 0.63 ± 0.04 |
| Blood cobalt (μg/g) | 0.29 ± 0.05 | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.29 ± 0.02 |
| Blood iron (μg/g) | 127.3 ± 15.2 | 104.3 ± 5.8 | 112.9 ± 6.9 |
| Blood zinc (μg/g) | 3.35 ± 0.34 | 3.45 ± 0.16 | 3.41 ± 0.16 |
Values are expressed as Mean ± SE.
⁎
Differ significantly at P < 0.05 between the sex.