dc.contributor.author | Mulei, CM | |
dc.contributor.author | Daniel, RC | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-14T11:37:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-14T11:37:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1988 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vet Res Commun. 1988;12(2-3):113-8. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/3188379 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/33855 | |
dc.description.abstract | The effect of age on erythrocyte Mg, Na and K concentrations and the correlations between these parameters (EMg, ENa and EK) and other blood parameters were studied in female dairy cattle ranging from 1 week to over 8 years of age. EMg concentration was higher than plasma Mg, the concentration being highest in calves 1 week old and lowest in cows 3-4 years old. ENa and EK concentrations were lower and higher respectively in calves 1 week of age than in older animals and did not show any significant age variation in those between 1 and 8 years of age. The EK concentration was more highly correlated with erythrocyte parameters (PCV, RCC, Hb, MCV, MCH, MCHC) than was either EMg or ENa concentrations. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi. | en |
dc.title | Effects of age on erythrocyte magnesium, sodium and potassium concentrations in female dairy cattle | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Clinical Studies Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya. | en |