Biological Characteristics of Captive Chinese Wuzhishan Minipigs (Sus scrofa)

Table 7

Determination of the haemal biochemical parameters.

Parameters	Abbreviation	Unit	Male ()	Female ()
Alanine aminotransferase	ALT	U/L	88.33 ± 24.27	79.26 ± 16.93
Aspartate aminotransferase	AST	U/L	63.00 ± 26.03	61.78 ± 32.28
Alkaline phosphatase	ALP	U/L	239.07 ± 135.90	273.13 ± 146.09
Total protein	TP	g/L	85.25 ± 5.29	82.87 ± 10.79
Albumin	ALB	g/L	35.41 ± 3.24	32.89 ± 6.16
Globulin	GLB	g/L	49.84 ± 5.81	49.99 ± 8.67
Blood urea nitrogen	BUN	mmol/L	6.47 ± 5.48	4.15 ± 1.49*
Creatinine	CREA	μmol/L	148.86 ± 62.16	127.91 ± 37.18
Glucose	GLU	mmol/L	5.81 ± 2.95	5.65 ± 2.02
Cholesterol	CHOL	mmol/L	1.93 ± 0.55	2.69 ± 0.58*
Total bilirubin	TBILI	μmol/L	0.50 ± 0.37	0.43 ± 0.69
Triglycerides	TG	mmol/L	0.45 ± 0.19	0.59 ± 0.24*

Note: results of -test and comparison between males and females. *.