TY - JOUR AU - Buzzard, BL AU - Edwards-Callaway, LN AU - Engle, TE TI - Evaluation of blood parameters as an early assessment of health status in nursery pigs T2 - Journal of Swine Health and Production JF - Journal of Swine Health and Production J2 - JSHAP SN - 1537-209X DP - American Association of Swine Veterinarians PB - American Association of Swine Veterinarians DA - 2013/May// PY - 2013 VL - 21 M1 - 3 IS - 3 M2 - 148 SP - 148-151 L2 - https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v21n3/v21n3p148.html UR - https://www.aasv.org/shap/abstracts/abstract.php?v21n3p148 L1 - https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v21n3/v21n3p148.pdf KW - swine KW - catecholamines KW - euthanasia KW - necropsy KW - unthrifty N2 - Nursery pigs were categorized as healthy or unthrifty, and significant differences in certain blood gases and some ion concentrations were observed between health groups. However, differences between healthy and unthrifty pigs were not apparent upon necropsy. Assessment of hematological indicators may be useful in monitoring health of nursery pigs. ER -