Table 4.

Serum biochemical parameters of young and adult domestic pigeons.

Parameter	Mean ± SD		Range
	2–7 weeks	>7 weeks	2–7 weeks	>7 weeks
Total protein (g/dL)	4.20 ± 0.74a	4.44 ± 0.74a	3.30–5.80	3.20–6.20
Albumin (g/dL)	2.06 ± 0.32a	2.08 ± 0.29a	1.52–2.73	1.57–2.72
Globulin (g/dL)	2.12 ± 0.72a	2.37 ± 0.76a	1.09–3.67	1.03–4.25
Albumin/globulin ratio	1.09 ± 0.41a	1.00 ± 0.45a	0.53–1.99	0.39–2.40
Urea (mg/dL)	0.34 ± 0.13a	0.62 ± 0.40b	0.16–0.68	0.17–1.57
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.47 ± 0.15a	1.04 ± 0.60b	0.24–0.82	0.29–2.76
Urea/creatinine ratio	0.69 ± 0.05a	0.77 ± 0.73a	0.49–0.81	0.10–3.86

Values with different superscript alphabet for the same parameter differ significantly at p < 0.05.