Hematobiochemical profiles, mineral concentrations and oxidative stress indicators in beef cattle with pica

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Table 1. Hematological Parameters of the Beef Cattle with Pica (group I, n = 10) and Healthy Cattle (group II, n = 10)

Parameters	Group I	Group II	p value
RBC, 10^12/L	6.25 ± 2.25	7.47 ± 0.47	.059
Hb, g/L	10.29 ± 3.50	12.29 ± 1.07	.050
Ht, volume fraction	36.76 ± 2.90	39.33 ± 4.09	.087
MCV, fL	51.64 ± 5.07	52.58 ± 3.18	.318
MCH, fmol/cell	17.48 ± 3.17	16.47 ± 0.74	.171
MCHC, g/L	34.80 ± 8.64	31.36 ± 0.77	.140
WBC, 10^9/L	8.26 ± 1.83	8.96 ± 1.14	.168
Lymphocytes, 10^9/L	4.86 ± 1.17	5.62 ± 0.91	.070
Monocytes, 10^9/L	0.70 ± 0.21	0.76 ± 0.16	.251
Granulocytes, 10^9/L	2.55 ± 0.58	2.58 ± 0.70	.462
Thrombocytes, 10^9/L	264.00 ± 92.10	269.40 ± 128.90	.461
RDW, %	16.48 ± 2.52	15.34 ± 1.11	.109
MPV, fL	4.83 ± 0.68	4.95 ± 0.39	.315

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation

RBC: red blood cells; Hb: hemoglobinemia; Ht: hematocrit; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin quantity; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; WBC: white blood cells; RDW: red cell distribution width; MPV: mean platelet volume.

Table 2. Biochemical Parameters of the Beef Cattle with Pica (group I, n = 10) and Healthy Cattle (group II, n = 10)

Parameters	Group I	Group II	p value
Cortisol, ug/dL	1.95 ± 1.43	1.99 ± 0.88	.488
ALT, U/L	42.11 ± 9.98	38.71 ± 7.04	.214
AST, U/L	125.55 ± 26.29	135.91 ± 24.53	.202
ALP, U/L	109.90 ± 43.94	97.63 ± 34.53	.264
GGT, U/L	23.25 ± 5.18	23.33 ± 9.63	.492
Lipase, U/L	7.30 ± 2.75	8.71 ± 2.36	.144
Total Protein, g/L	6.13 ± 0.41	6.24 ± 0.37	.288
Albumin, g/L	3.51 ± 0.23	3.38 ± 0.23	.119
Total Bilirubin, mg/dl	0.33 ± 0.16	0.34 ± 0.11	.428
Urea, mg/dl	49.40 ± 4.45	45.50 ± 12.83	.190
Creatinin, mg/dl	1.27 ± 0.20	1.29 ± 0.22	.419
BUN, mg/dl	23.06 ± 1.99	22.25 ± 4.36	.303
Triglyceride, mg/dl	17.75 ± 5.55	21.20 ± 4.92	.140
Uric Acid, mg/dl	4.34 ± 0.52	5.18 ± 1.34	.118
GLU, mmol/L	19.60 ± 7.07	20.00 ± 9.12	.459
Ca, mg/dl	11.40 ± 0.51	11.45 ± 0.87	.440
P, mg/dl	9.56 ± 0.95	9.24 ± 0.83	.233
Mg, mg/dl	2.94 ± 0.25	3.16 ± 0.52	.122
Na, mmol/L	149.33 ± 5.05	149.71 ± 5.09	.442
K, mmol/dl	4.65 ± 0.98	5.49 ± 0.75	.033
Cl, mmol/L	106.90 ± 2.85	108.75 ± 3.06	.102

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

Table 3. Serum Mineral concentrations of the Beef Cattle with Pica (group I, n = 10) and Healthy Beef Cattle (group II, n = 10)

Parameters	Group I	Group II	p value
Mn, ppm	0.16 ± 0.05	0.17 ± 0.25	.303
Fe, ppm	3.07 ± 0.98	5.77 ± 1.87	.001
Co, ppm	0.02 ± 0.01	0.02 ± 0.01	.290
Cu, ppm	0.09 ± 0.06	0.17 ± 0.10	.036
Zn, ppm	0.27 ± 0.22	0.25 ± 0.14	.377
Se, ppm	0.01 ± 0.01	0.03 ± 0.01	.001

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

Table 4. Serum Total Antioxidant Status (TAS), Total Oxidative Status (TOS) and Oxidative Stress index (OSI) of the Beef Cattle with Pica (group I, n = 10) and Healthy Cattle (group II, n = 10)

Parameters	Group I	Group II	p value
TOS, μmol H2O2 Equiv. /L	10.67 ± 1.83	11.65 ± 4.17	.337
TAS, mmol Trolox Equiv. /L	1.02 ± 0.21	0.83 ± 0.06	.012
OSI, arbitrary unit	11.75 ± 1.50	13.06 ± 4.24	.296

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.