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Electrolytes, pH, total protein (TP), \u03b2-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), and glucose were measured in venous blood and urine. Base excess, anion gap, strong ion difference (SID), and strong ion gap (SIG) were calculated. Associations were evaluated using 2 stepwise forward multiple linear regression models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cows with LDA had significantly lower venous concentrations of sodium, chloride, potassium, magnesium, and calcium (P\u00a0=\u00a0.0013, P\u00a0=\u00a0.0023, P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.001, P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.001, P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.001), higher BHB (P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.001), and higher blood pH (P\u00a0=\u00a0.003) compared to controls. Calculated SID3, SID4, SID5, and SIG did not differ significantly between groups (P\u00a0=\u00a0.2, P\u00a0=\u00a0.37, P\u00a0=\u00a0.40, P\u00a0=\u00a0.62). In urine, cows with LDA showed significantly lower concentrations of Na+, K+, Cl\u2212, Mg2+, and HCO\u2083\u2212 (P\u00a0=\u00a0.0007, P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.001, P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.001, P\u00a0=\u00a0.004, P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.001). Urinary SID3 and SID5 were also significantly lower (both P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and clinical importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Acid\u2013base disturbances in cows with LDA can be interpreted using the physicochemical approach. Alterations in electrolyte concentrations contribute to changes in pH.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jvimsj\/aalag177","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,24]],"date-time":"2026-08-24T18:05:24Z","timestamp":1787594724000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Association of electrolyte concentrations with pH of blood and urine of cows with left-sided abomasal displacement"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-5017-5757","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carina","family":"Oschlies","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Food Animal Department, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty , 8057 Zurich ,","place":["Switzerland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2848-2091","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Barbara","family":"Riond","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Food Animal Department, 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