Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species
Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species
Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species
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Lowland <strong>Tapir</strong> – <strong>Tapir</strong>us terrestris<br />
<strong>Physiological</strong> reference ranges calculated <strong>for</strong> males only, ages: 2 – 20 years<br />
Sample results submitted by 11 member institutions.<br />
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b<br />
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 8.441 2.115 4.600 13.90 29 16<br />
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 8.79 1.74 6.24 12.80 25 12<br />
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 149 19 113 179 25 12<br />
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.431 0.039 0.344 0.531 29 16<br />
MCV fL 50.1 7.3 39.3 68.3 25 12<br />
MCH pg/cell 17.2 2.0 13.9 20.7 24 11<br />
MCHC g/L 344 24 265 379 25 12<br />
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .2140 .0480 .1340 .2950 7 6<br />
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 4.664 1.400 2.050 7.810 27 15<br />
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 2.949 1.220 0.558 5.700 28 15<br />
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.236 0.141 0.084 0.556 21 13<br />
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.538 0.353 0.055 1.440 27 15<br />
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.080 0.035 0.055 0.104 2 1<br />
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.63 0.20 2.33 3.00 26 13<br />
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.78 0.32 1.20 2.52 23 10<br />
SODIUM mMol/L 138 4 126 145 24 11<br />
POTASSIUM mMol/L 3.5 0.5 2.9 4.6 24 11<br />
CHLORIDE mMol/L 100 3 93 106 24 11<br />
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 29.1 1.3 28.0 30.9 4 4<br />
IRON µMol/L 20.23 5.549 14.86 33.83 11 3<br />
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.213 .7140 2.142 4.641 27 14<br />
CREATININE µMol/L 115 27 71 177 22 12<br />
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.012 0.012 0.000 0.042 13 4<br />
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 10 7 2 27 27 14<br />
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 5 3 0 14 14 5<br />
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 9 7 2 26 14 5<br />
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.495 1.277 3.386 9.047 27 14<br />
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 6.708 2.383 3.160 10.15 24 11<br />
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .3842 .1582 .1808 .7119 22 10<br />
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 142 41 95 168 3 3<br />
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 754 446 368 2278 17 7<br />
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 26 9 13 52 26 13<br />
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 9 6 4 28 23 11<br />
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 90 65 28 325 26 14<br />
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 26 26 3 75 8 6<br />
AMYLASE U/L 494.5 229.4 238.7 851.0 5 3<br />
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 74 7 63 86 26 13<br />
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 42 6 30 52 23 10<br />
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 33 4 22 40 23 10<br />
FIBRINOGEN g/L 3.500 4.950 .0100 7.000 2 2<br />
Body Temperature: °C 36.5 0.5 36.0 37.0 13 8<br />
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.<br />
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.<br />
International <strong>Species</strong> In<strong>for</strong>mation System Eagan, MN 55121 U.S.A. http://www.isis.org/<br />
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