PRE SURGICAL BLOOD PROFILES OF NORMAL MALE HOLSTEIN CALVES

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Calves have evolved as the experimental animal of choice to test blood pumps and other medical devices. The calves used in these types of experiments range between 70–120 kg or approximately 3–4 months old. Experimental protocols in such studies frequently require close monitoring of biological parameters; this necessitates blood profile reference ranges of calves in this age group. To address this need 34 blood parameters of calves with a mean weight of 86 kg were measures in a total of 103 calves. The following statistical parameters were established for each laboratory test: the total animals included, maximum, minimum, mean, median, mode, standard deviation, variance and reference range. The reference range was calculated as ± 2 standard deviations from the mean. It is anticipated that the results will prove invaluable and serve as a milestone for investigators/laboratories that do not have access to a large hematological database on this animal model.

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