Table 6.3.
Biochemistry. (NB: A fasting sample cannot be guaranteed by withholding food from rabbits as they ingest caecotrophs)
| Ref source Parameter | Reference range | |
|---|---|---|
| b | Albumin | 27-50 g/l |
| b | Alkaline phosphatase | 10-70 IU/l |
| b | ALT | 25-65 IU/l |
| b | AST | 10-98 IU/l |
| b | Amylase | 200-500 U/l |
| b | Bilirubin | 3.4-8.5 μmol/l |
| g | Bile acids | > 40 μmol/l |
| a | Blood lead | 3.7-5.3 μg/100 ml(dl) |
| f | 2-27 μg/dl (0.002-0.027 mg/dl) | |
| c | Calcium (total) | 3.2–3.7 mmol/l (anecdotal range of 3–4.2 mmol/l for pet rabbits on a varied diet) |
| h | Calcium (ionized) | 1.71 (+ 0.11) mmol/l |
| b | Cholesterol | 0.3-3.00 mmol/l |
| b | Creatinine | 44.2-229 μmol/l |
| b | Triglycerides | 1.4-1.76 mmol/l |
| d | Gamma GT | 0-7.0 IU/l |
| b | Globulin | 15-27 g/l |
| b | Glucose | 4.2-7.8 mmol/l |
| b | Inorganic phosphate | 1.28-1.92 mmol/l |
| b | Potassium | 3.5-7 mmol/l |
| j | 3.2 + 0.1 mmol/l (NB. Values can be affected by anaesthesia) | |
| b | Sodium | 138-150 mmol/l |
| a | T4 | 6.4-8.3 μg/100 ml (dl) or 82.37-106.82 nmol/l |
| b | Total protein | 54-75 g/l |
| e | Urea | 6.14-8.38 mmol/l |
| b | Vitamin A (plasma) | 30-80 μg/ml ± < 10 μg/ml indicates deficiency (Liver levels of < 10 μg/g liver denote deficiency) |
| b | Vitamin E (plasma κ-tocopherol) | > 1 μg/ml (< 0.5 μg/ml indicates deficiency) |
Reference sources: a: Jones, R.T. (1975); b: Gillett, C.S. (1994); c: Goad, D.L. et al. (1989); d: Okerman, L. (1994); e: Collins, B.R. (1988); f: Swartout, M.S., Gerken, D.F. (1987); g: Kerr, M. (1989); h: Warren, H.B. et al. (1989); j: Robson, W.L. et al. (1981).
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