Analyses of blood chemical parameters were carried out in eight axis deer (
Cervus axis), 12 fallow deer (Cervus dama), 16 red deer (Cervus elaphus hip
pelaphus), three sambar (Cervus unicolor), nine Pere David deer (Elaphurus
davidianus), 20 European bison (Bison bonasus), seven nilgai (Boselaphus tr
agocamelus), eight mouflon (Ovis musimon), four white-bearded gnu (Connocha
etes taurinus) and six barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia). The following par
ameters were determined: glucose, urea, uric acid, cholesterol, triglycerid
es, creatinine, total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminot
ransferase, alkaline phosphatase, creatine phosphokinase, lactate dehydroge
nase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, total serum proteins, albumin, globuli
ns, albumin/globulin ratio, sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium
, total phosphorus and serum osmolality. Some trends and statistically sign
ificant differences were observed between the species and the young and adu
lt groups.