Table 6.
Comparison of biochemical parameters with published results about the Przewalski and domestic horses
| Variables |
Calf Saiga abtelope (n = 22–41) |
Equus Przewalski (n = 20) |
Ergebinese dei (n = 39–78) |
Equus horse (n = 4) |
Light horse (n = 4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total protein (g/L) | 39.218 ± 8.123 | 69 ± 1 | 64 ± 6 | 71 (64–81) | 64 ± 5 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 23.633 ± 6.676 | NA | 33 ± 3 | 36 (33–37) | 31 ± 2 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 7.446 ± 2.916 | 6.22 ± 1.17 | 8.27 ± 3.4 | NA | 4.55 ± 0.52 |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 501.639 ± 225.249 | 99.01 ± 25.64 | 106.01 ± 17.68 | 141.44–265.2 | 115 ± 18 |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 7.446 ± 2.916 | 4.13 ± 2.75 | 5.92 ± 1.35 | 4.9–11.32 | NA |
| Triglyceride (μmol/L) | 17.7 ± 7.9 | 16.76 ± 6.16 | 23.94 ± 3.42 | N | 32.5 ± 8.6 |
| ALP (μkat/L) | 3.53 ± 0.92 | 5.92 ± 2.22 | 4.15 ± 2.88 | 7.02–9.94 | 0.76 ± 0.18 |
| Immunoglobin (μkat/L) | 0.27 ± 0.08 | 0.28 ± 0.1 | NA | 0.33–0.63 | NA |
| CK (μkat/L) | 4.97 ± 1.99 | 2.37 ± 0.9 | NA | NA | 0.65 ± 0.67 |
| HBDH (μkat/L) | 14.79 ± 2.75 | 9.65 ± 2.35 | 7.82 ± 2.48 | 2.57–16.64 | 2.33 ± 0.56 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.027 ± 0.413 | NA | 2.44 ± 0.43 | 2.28 (2.18–2.36) | 2.25 ± 0.34 |
| Ca (mmol/L) | 1.673 ± 0.135 | 3 ± 0.1 | 2.8 ± 0.23 | 2.38 (1.8–3.05) | 2.98 ± 0.13 |
| P (mmol/L) | 1.16 ± 0.38 | 1.52 ± 0.42 | 1.55 ± 0.55 | NA | 1.03 ± 0.16 |
| Mg (mmol/L) | 0.203 ± 1.681 | NA | NA | NA | 0.82 ± 0.04 |
Abbreviations: NA, not available; n = number of samples, our results were slightly similar to what was reported by other researchers.