| Material | serum or EDTA plasma or heparin plasma 0.5 ml |
| Method | photometry |
| Duration | 1 day |
| Remark | - Hypoalbuminaemia results from loss of albumin (kidney, intestine, haemorrhage), albumin synthesis disorder (liver) and, to a mild extent, inflammation. Albumin is a negative acute-phase protein.
- Cattle: hypoalbuminaemia, particularly in hepatic diseases, reduced feed intake and inflammation.
- Increased levels are mainly found as relative hyperalbuminaemia in case of dehydration.
- Due to species-specific peculiarities, serum protein electrophoresis should be preferred to chemical measurement in birds, reptiles and some small mammals.
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