Blood biochemistry values in some wild ruminants in captivity

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.