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Table 2 Blood data collected from five does with pregnancy toxaemia and hypoglycaemia (LG) and five does with pregnancy toxaemia and hyperglycaemia (HG)

From: Glycaemia as a sign of the viability of the foetuses in the last days of gestation in dairy goats with pregnancy toxaemia

Parameter

LG

HG

Reference values*

Glucose (mmol/L)

1.76 ± 0.5

(1.27 - 2.37)

12.4 ± 5.4y

(6.16 - 21)

2.75 - 4.13

pH

7.0 ± 0.2

(6.80 - 7.26)

6.8 ± 0.2

(6.6 - 7.0)

7.32 - 7.5

pCO2 (mmHg)

23.5 ± 5.3

(16 - 30)

30.6 ± 10.1

(18 - 48)

38 - 45

HCO3- (mmol/L)

6.5 ± 3.8

(3.7- 11.3)

5.4 ± 3.8

(2.7 - 11.9)

20 - 25

Na (mmol/L)

140 ± 4

(135 -146)

131 ± 3.4y

(128 - 136)

142 - 155

K (mmol/L)

2.8 ± 0.5

(2.0 - 3.2)

3.2 ± 0.5

(2.4 - 3.7)

3.5 - 6.7

Cl (mmol/L)

109 ± 3.3

104 - 113

103 ± 9.3

104 - 113

(n = 4)

99 - 110

BUN (mmol/L)

3.4 ± 2.13

1.5 - 7

8.7 ± 3.35x

4.3 - 12.5

(n = 4)

1.7 - 3.3

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. The range of values is shown in brackets.
  2. x p < 0.05
  3. y p < 0.005
  4. * Pugh DG (2)