Hematology and serum biochemistry of Holstein dairy calves: Age related changes and comparison with blood composition in adults

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-39

  Mohri, M ^a   Sharifi, K ^a   Eidi, S ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dairy calf; Hematology; Reference value; Serum biochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHLORIDE; ELECTROLYTE; GLOBULIN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; MINERAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UREA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; METABOLITE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGING; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; CREATININE; DAIRYING; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; IRON; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UREA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34247539855     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.10.017     Document Type: Article

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