Table 1. Weights of the body, pectoralis major muscles, and legs and biochemical indices of plasma samples in the control birds (Case Nos. 4–6) and affected birds (Case Nos. 1–3).
| Control |
Affected |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case No. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sex | male | female | female | male | male | female |
| Body weight (g) | 2,970 | 2,760 | 2,770 | 3,025 | 3,560 | 2,920 |
| PmM weight (g) | 249 | 232 | 248 | 335 | 306 | 271 |
| Leg weight (g) | 280 | 250 | 203 | 300 | 345 | 255 |
| AST (U/L) | 346 | 300 | 553 | 635 | 588 | 595 |
| BA (Umol/L) | <35 | <35 | <35 | <35 | <35 | <35 |
| CK (U/L) | 19,760 | 19,300 | 63,800 | 54,720 | 53,760 | 59,580 |
| UA (mg/dL) | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| GLU (mg/dL) | 230 | 251 | 236 | 236 | 215 | 243 |
| Ca (mg/dL) | 12 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 12.6 |
| PHOS (mg/dL) | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 6.6 |
| TP (g/dL) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
| ALB (g/dL) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| GLOB (g/dL) | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| K+ (mmol/L) | 8.1 | 8.6 | 11 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
| Na+ (mmol/L) | 145 | 144 | 145 | 147 | 145 | 148 |
Abbreviations: AST, l-aspartate aminotransferase; BA, bile acid; CK, creatine kinase; UA, uric acid; GLU, glucose; Ca, calcium; PmM, pectoralis major muscle; PHOS, phosphorus; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; GLOB, globulin; K+, potassium; Na+, sodium.