Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Lowland Tapir – Tapirus terrestris
Physiological reference ranges calculated for both sexes combined, ages: 2 – 20 years
Sample results submitted by 15 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 9.447 2.595 4.600 16.30 68 33
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 7.86 1.53 5.16 12.80 65 28
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 139 19 103 179 64 27
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.407 0.052 0.273 0.531 70 34
MCV fL 52.3 5.7 39.3 68.3 64 28
MCH pg/cell 18.0 2.4 13.9 32.2 63 26
MCHC g/L 345 40 265 608 63 27
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .2130 .0480 .1320 .3200 23 10
NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS /100 WBC 1 1 0 1 2 2
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 5.509 2.170 2.050 13.20 59 32
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 2.954 0.947 0.558 5.700 64 32
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.272 0.236 0.069 1.350 53 27
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.531 0.403 0.055 1.843 58 29
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.064 0.039 0.002 0.104 7 4
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^9/L 0.798 0.374 0.576 1.230 3 2
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.63 0.23 2.05 3.00 66 29
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.68 0.32 1.03 2.52 60 26
SODIUM mMol/L 136 4 126 145 62 26
POTASSIUM mMol/L 3.7 0.6 2.7 4.9 61 26
CHLORIDE mMol/L 99 3 93 106 61 26
BICARBONATE mMol/L 27.0 3.5 25.0 31.0 3 2
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 26.6 2.2 22.0 30.9 19 9
IRON µMol/L 20.94 5.728 11.46 33.83 16 7
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 2.856 .7140 1.428 4.641 68 31
CREATININE µMol/L 115 27 71 177 58 26
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.006 0.006 0.000 0.024 23 10
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 9 7 2 27 66 30
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 3 3 0 14 26 11
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 7 5 2 26 26 11
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.328 1.332 2.886 9.102 68 31
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 5.646 1.943 2.512 10.15 60 26
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .4633 .2147 .1808 1.198 49 20
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 146 68 80 331 14 11
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 826 476 358 2278 43 17
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 30 16 8 75 64 28
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 10 6 2 28 47 24
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 73 32 28 257 64 28
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 15 18 3 75 21 17
AMYLASE U/L 504.9 180.4 237.5 851.0 12 9
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 70 8 50 86 65 31
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 41 6 30 52 59 26
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 30 5 22 40 59 26
FIBRINOGEN g/L 2.200 2.950 .0100 7.000 5 4
CORTISOL nMol/L 19 0 19 19 1 1
PROGESTERONE nMol/L .0286 .0000 .0286 .0286 1 1
TRIIODOTHYRONINE UPTAKE % 53 0 53 53 1 1
TOTAL THYROXINE nMol/L 112 0 112 112 1 1
Body Temperature: °C 36.3 0.6 35.0 37.0 27 18
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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