作者: V. Doré , J. Dubuc , A.M. Bélanger , S. Buczinski
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摘要: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to validate the accuracy a hand-held electronic on-farm test (Precision Xtra) for quantifying blood β-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) concentration in dairy goats. A total 114 goats from 3 commercial herds were sampled once jugular vein between 1mo before and 2mo after parturition. Blood samples centrifuged harvest serum sera sent Animal Health Laboratory Universite de Montreal quantification BHBA (gold standard). values 0.1 3.7mmol/L. Precision Xtra compared with gold standard values; Pearson correlation coefficient 0.98 determination 0.95. Overall, these results suggested that provides excellent measuring test.