Table 2. Serum biochemistry profile of dead sloth bears.
| Serial No of dead sloth bear (DSB)a | MAT titer | SGOTb (IU/l) |
Normal SGOT level (mean + SD) (IU/l) |
SGPTc (IU/l) | Normal SGPT level (mean + SD) (IU/l) |
SGOT/SGPT Ratio | Normal SGOT/SGPT Ratio (mean + SD) |
BUNd (mg/dl) |
Normal BUN (mean + SD) (mg/dl) |
Creatinine (mg/dl) |
Normal Creatinine level (mean + SD) (mg/dl) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSB No 1 | 1 in 800 | 276 | 56.37 ± 27.02 | 43.0 | 36.78 ± 7.52 | 6.42 | 1.53 ± 0.35 | 31.9 | 6.24 ± 1.49 | 1.8 | 1.08 ± 0.24 |
| DSB No 2 | 1 in 800 | 196 | 39.0 | 5.03 | 26.0 | 1.6 | |||||
| DSB No 3 | 1 in 800 | 345 | 48.0 | 7.19 | 26.5 | 2.1 | |||||
| DSB No 4 | 1 in 800 | 208 | 42.0 | 4.95 | 40.5 | 2.0 | |||||
| DSB No 5 | 1 in 800 | 165 | 40.5 | 4.07 | 32.0 | 1.8 | |||||
| DSB No 6 | 1 in 800 | 174 | 45.0 | 3.87 | 36.0 | 1.9 | |||||
| DSB No 7 | 1 in 800 | 135 | 39.5 | 3.42 | 36.0 | 1.7 | |||||
| DSB No 8 | 1 in 400 | 129 | 36.0 | 3.58 | 28.1 | 1.6 | |||||
| DSB No 9 | 1 in 400 | 114 | 44.0 | 2.59 | 29.5 | 1.6 | |||||
| DSB No 10 | 1 in 400 | 112 | 38.5 | 2.91 | 35.5 | 1.6 | |||||
| DSB No 11 | 1 in 400 | 125 | 39.5 | 3.16 | 26.0 | 1.9 |
a) The names of dead sloth bears are kept confidential following request from bear rescue park authorities. b) SGOT stands for serum glutamate oxalo acetic transaminase. c) SGPT stands for serum glutamate pyruvic transaminase. d) BUN stands for blood urea nitrogen.