Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Lowland Tapir – Tapirus terrestris
Physiological reference ranges calculated for males only, all ages combined
Sample results submitted by 13 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 9.134 3.326 4.600 20.50 39 21
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 8.70 1.60 6.24 12.80 33 15
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 144 22 101 179 31 15
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.425 0.052 0.290 0.531 39 21
MCV fL 49.3 7.3 38.4 68.3 33 15
MCH pg/cell 16.8 2.0 13.1 20.7 30 14
MCHC g/L 344 26 265 381 31 15
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .2340 .0610 .1340 .3450 9 7
NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS /100 WBC 2 0 2 2 1 1
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 5.058 2.122 2.050 13.90 37 20
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 3.171 1.534 0.558 7.730 38 20
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.271 0.155 0.072 0.625 30 17
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.630 0.514 0.055 2.613 37 20
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.098 0.035 0.055 0.140 4 3
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^9/L 0.205 0.000 0.205 0.205 1 1
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.65 0.23 2.33 3.08 34 18
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.81 0.36 1.20 2.62 30 14
SODIUM mMol/L 137 4 126 145 31 15
POTASSIUM mMol/L 3.6 0.6 2.9 4.6 31 15
CHLORIDE mMol/L 99 3 93 106 31 15
BICARBONATE mMol/L 25.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 1 1
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 26.9 3.4 20.0 30.9 10 9
IRON µMol/L 20.23 5.549 14.86 33.83 11 3
MAGNESIUM mMol/L 0.852 0.226 0.617 1.070 3 2
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.213 1.071 1.428 6.783 34 19
CREATININE µMol/L 106 27 44 177 30 17
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.012 0.012 0.000 0.042 16 5
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 10 7 2 27 35 19
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 5 3 0 14 16 7
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 9 7 2 26 16 7
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.661 1.277 3.386 9.047 36 19
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 6.087 2.461 2.150 10.15 32 16
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .4181 .1808 .1808 .8362 27 13
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 134 57 55 256 10 8
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 696 419 306 2278 21 9
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 31 15 13 90 33 17
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 11 7 4 33 31 16
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 90 61 28 325 34 19
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 37 63 3 254 15 12
AMYLASE U/L 528.9 221.8 238.7 851.0 6 4
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 73 7 61 86 33 17
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 42 6 30 53 29 14
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 32 4 22 40 29 14
FIBRINOGEN g/L 3.500 4.950 .0100 7.000 2 2
Body Temperature: °C 36.4 0.6 35.0 37.0 14 9
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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