Abstract
Objectives: to compare values of blood electrolytes and gas partial pressures, and hematocrit (Hct) in venous whole blood samples from horses, cattle, and sheep between the i-STAT (portable clinical analyzer) and the AVL Omni (reference analyzer). Animals: foals, calves, and 22 lambs (n = 30, each), all clinically normal. Methods: Na, K, iCa, tCO2 concentrations, pH, PCO2, PO2, base exces…