Ostrich Biochemistry

WIKINORMALS AVIAN BIOCHEMISTRY

Serum Type	Units	Full Units	Normal Ranges
INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM (SI) UNITS
Bicarbonate	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	No Data
Bilirubin	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	No Data
Calcium	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	2.7 - 3.5
Chloride	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	Approx. 100
Cholesterol	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	No Data
Creatinine	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	8.8 - 35
Glucose	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	Approx. 14
Magnesium	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	No Data
Phosphorus	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	1.3 - 3.2
Potassium	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	Approx. 3
Protein Albumin	g/L	Grams per litre	Approx. 38
Protein Globulin	g/L	Grams per litre	Approx. 20
Sodium	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	Approx. 147
Urea Nitrogen	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	Approx. 0.4
UNITED STATES UNITS
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)	u/L	Units per litre	Approx. 20
Amylase	u/L	Units per litre	No Data
Alkaline Phosphatase	u/L	Units per litre	32 - 98
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)	u/L	Units per litre	131 - 486
Creatine Kinase	u/L	Units per litre	Approx. 294
Gamma Glutamyltransferase (GGT)	u/L	Units per litre	Approx. 2.1
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)	u/L	Units per litre	No Data
Sorbitol Dehydrogenase (SDH)	u/L	Units per litre	No Data
Bicarbonate	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	No Data
Bilirubin	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	No Data
Calcium	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	10.7 - 14
Chloride	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	Approx. 100
Cholesterol	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	No Data
Creatinine	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	0.1 - 0.4
Glucose	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	Approx. 245
Magnesium	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	No Data
Phosphorus	mg/dL	Milligrams per deci-litre	4.0 - 9.9
Potassium	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	Approx. 3
Protein Albumin	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	Approx. 3.8
Protein Globulin	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	Approx. 2
Sodium	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	Approx. 147
Urea Nitrogen	mg/dL	Milligrams per deci-litre	Approx. 1.1

Kahn, Cynthia M., Line, Scott., Aiello, Susan E. (2005) The Merck Veterinary Manual. Ninth Edition ed. New Jersey, United States of America: Merck & Co., Inc. & Merial Limited. pp.Serum Biochemical Reference Guides.