Cobas 6000 c501 clinical chemistry analyzer

Following collection, blood samples were stored at 4°C before being delivered to the University of California, Davis, Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VMTH) Clinical Laboratory. Samples were analyzed within 4 h of collection. Hematological parameters were analyzed using an ADVIA^® 120 Hematology System (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY) with a species-specific setting for pigs in the MultiSpecies System Software (Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA). The within-laboratory imprecision for the automated differentials (coefficient of variation, CV) for each variable, as determined by the VMTH Hematology Laboratory, is as follows: RBC 1.0%, HGB 0.8%, MCV 0.4%, RDW 0.6%, WBC 2.7%, and absolute counts for neutrophils 1.6%, lymphocytes 2.9%, monocytes 6.9%, eosinophils 8.8%, basophils 20%, and platelets 2.7%.
Blood chemistry analysis was performed using a Cobas^® 6000 C501 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer (Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, IN) (Table 1). The CVs for each variable, as determined by the VMTH Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, are as follows: sodium 0.4%, potassium 0.0%, chloride 0.5%, bicarbonate 2.5%, phosphorus 1.3%, calcium 1.1%, BUN 0.7%, creatinine 1.8%, glucose 1.2%, total protein 0.9%, albumin 1.7%, AST 0.8%, creatine kinase 0.8%, alkaline phosphatase 0.5%, GGT 1.0%, total bilirubin 1.7% and SDH-37 2.2%.