Medical Management of Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome in a Beef Bull

Table 1

Select hematology and serum biochemistry values from the Simmental bull.

Hematology (CBC) and serum biochemistry parameters	Normal range	Day of hospitalization
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	11
Hematocrit	24–46%	29	—	19.7	—	20.4	—	21	22.1
White blood cell count	4.0–12.0 × 10^3/µL	8.96	—	3.33	—	2.93	—	1.84	5.63
Neutrophil count	0.6–4.0 × 10^3/µL	7.53	—	2.33	—	1.7	—	1.44	2.87
Plasma protein	6.9–7.7 gm/dL	6.5	—	6.4	—	5.8	—	5.1	5.7
Fibrinogen	100–500 mg/dL	600	—	800	—	600	—	600	400
Sodium	133–147 mEq/L	135	136	139	143	—	139	137	—
Potassium	3.7–5.3 mEq/L	3.5	3.0	3.7	4.5	—	4.2	4.8	—
Chloride	94–109 mEq/L	81	90	92	111	—	107	106	—
Bicarbonate	19.5–30.3 mEq/L	43	40	37	23	—	20	25	—
Blood urea nitrogen	7–32 mg/dL	46	32	30	25	—	21	15	—
Creatinine	0.7–1.9 mg/dL	4.4	—	3.1	2.3	—	—	1.8	—

Note: Normal ranges as defined by the Iowa State University Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory. Bold values indicate a deviation from the normal range.