Ovine Biochemistry

Serum Type	Units	Full Units	Normal Ranges
INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM (SI) UNITS
Bicarbonate	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	20 - 27
Bilirubin	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	0.7 - 8.6
Calcium	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	2.3 - 2.9
Chloride	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	101 - 113
Cholesterol	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	1.1 - 2.3
Creatinine	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	76 - 174
Glucose	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	2.4 - 4.5
Magnesium	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	0.8 - 1.1
Phosphorus	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	1.3 - 2.4
Potassium	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	4.3 - 6.3
Protein Albumin	g/L	Grams per litre	59 - 78
Protein Globulin	g/L	Grams per litre	32 - 50
Sodium	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	142 - 160
Urea Nitrogen	mmol/L	Millimoles per litre	3.7 - 9.3
UNITED STATES UNITS
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)	u/L	Units per litre	15 - 44
Amylase	u/L	Units per litre	140 - 270
Alkaline Phosphatase	u/L	Units per litre	27 - 156
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)	u/L	Units per litre	49 - 123
Creatine Kinase	u/L	Units per litre	7.7 - 101
Gamma Glutamyltransferase (GGT)	u/L	Units per litre	20 - 44
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)	u/L	Units per litre	83 - 476
Sorbitol Dehydrogenase (SDH)	u/L	Units per litre	3.5 - 21
Bicarbonate	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	20 - 27
Bilirubin	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	0.0 - 0.5
Calcium	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	9.3 - 11.7
Chloride	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	101 - 113
Cholesterol	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	44 - 90
Creatinine	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	0.9 - 2.0
Glucose	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	44 - 81
Magnesium	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	2.0 - 2.7
Phosphorus	mg/dL	Milligrams per deci-litre	4.0 - 7.3
Potassium	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	4.3 - 6.3
Protein Albumin	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	5.9 - 7.8
Protein Globulin	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	2.7 - 3.7
Sodium	mEq/dL	Milliequivalents per deci-litre	142 - 160
Urea Nitrogen	mg/dL	Milligrams per deci-litre	10 - 26

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.