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1996, Volume 12, Number 1, Page(s) 023-026
Arterial and Venous Blood Gases and Some Plasma Electrolyte Levels in Chickens
Zafer Durgun, Ercan Keskin, Mehmet Kocabatmaz
S.Ü. Veteriner Fakültesi, Fizyoloji Anabilim Dalı, KONYA
Keywords: Chicken, blood gases, electrolytes
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In the experiment, twenty. 10-12 weeks old chickens were used to determine arterial (n=10) and venous (n=10) blood gases and some electrolyte levels. Arterial pH. HCO3, pO2 saturation and O2 content levels were higher than in venous blood, whereas pCO2 and total CO2 were found to be higher in venous blood. Although there were no differences between groups, plasma Na+, K+ and Ca++ levels were determined slightly higher in venous blood than in arterial blood.