Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Baird’s Tapir – Tapirus bairdii
Physiological reference ranges calculated for males only, ages: < 8 days
Sample results submitted by 3 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 10.61 1.873 8.700 14.50 8 5
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 7.81 1.29 6.22 9.24 6 4
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 107 15 84 121 6 4
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.331 0.041 0.257 0.379 8 5
MCV fL 41.7 2.6 39.0 46.3 6 4
MCH pg/cell 13.9 1.7 12.9 17.4 6 4
MCHC g/L 332 23 309 375 6 4
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .1020 .0100 .0950 .1090 2 2
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 7.135 1.921 5.310 11.50 8 5
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 3.130 1.072 2.040 4.880 8 5
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.459 0.147 0.306 0.600 3 3
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.262 0.158 0.094 0.408 3 2
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^9/L 0.340 0.339 0.100 0.580 2 2
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.45 0.13 2.25 2.63 5 4
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.78 0.16 1.65 1.97 4 4
SODIUM mMol/L 142 4 136 146 4 4
POTASSIUM mMol/L 3.6 0.2 3.5 3.8 4 4
CHLORIDE mMol/L 103 6 94 108 4 4
IRON µMol/L 13.78 .0000 13.78 13.78 1 1
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.927 1.071 2.856 5.355 5 4
CREATININE µMol/L 177 106 62 301 5 4
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.060 0.101 0.000 0.238 5 4
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 29 32 14 87 5 4
GLUCOSE mMol/L 4.884 1.110 3.885 6.605 5 4
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 2.771 .5957 2.202 3.522 5 4
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .5085 .2486 .2034 .8362 5 4
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 724 608 305 1612 4 4
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 776 413 468 1365 4 4
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 10 6 1 18 5 4
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 86 57 37 150 5 4
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 40 36 18 94 4 3
AMYLASE U/L 193.3 172.4 85.29 392.2 3 3
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 49 12 39 66 6 4
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 30 13 16 43 5 4
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 21 2 18 24 5 4
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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