Acid-base disorders in sick goats and their association with mortality: A simplified strong ion difference approach.
Diego E GómezSofia BedfordShannon DarbyMegan PalmisanoRobert J MacKayDavid L RenaudPublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2020)
The sSID approach is a useful methodology to quantify acid-base disorders in goats and to determine the mechanisms of their development. Clinicians should consider calculation of USI in sick goats as part of the battery of information required to establish prognosis.