Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Baird’s Tapir – Tapirus bairdii
Physiological reference ranges calculated for males only, ages: 8 days – 2 years
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 9.123 2.905 5.800 14.30 10 7
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 7.63 1.29 5.96 9.96 10 7
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 119 14 95 141 10 7
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.342 0.054 0.268 0.432 10 7
MCV fL 45.5 7.4 35.4 59.1 10 7
MCH pg/cell 15.8 2.3 12.2 20.5 10 7
MCHC g/L 348 18 326 379 10 7
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .4840 .0000 .4840 .4840 1 1
NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS /100 WBC 0 0 0 0 1 1
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 4.587 2.250 2.540 9.020 10 7
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 3.896 1.656 1.180 5.440 10 7
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.403 0.292 0.170 0.858 8 6
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.169 0.104 0.065 0.290 8 6
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^9/L 1.830 0.000 1.830 1.830 1 1
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.80 0.25 2.48 3.15 8 6
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 2.26 0.32 1.94 2.71 7 5
SODIUM mMol/L 133 3 126 136 7 6
POTASSIUM mMol/L 4.1 0.7 3.3 5.3 8 6
CHLORIDE mMol/L 97 3 94 104 8 6
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 21.2 4.3 16.0 27.0 6 5
OSMOLARITY Osmol/L .2640 .0000 .2640 .2640 1 1
IRON µMol/L 31.15 10.38 23.81 38.49 2 2
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.570 1.071 2.499 5.355 8 6
CREATININE µMol/L 80 18 53 97 8 6
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.006 0.012 0.000 0.018 4 3
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 15 5 9 24 8 6
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 2 0 2 2 1 1
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 10 0 10 10 1 1
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.717 .7770 4.662 6.938 7 6
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 5.361 .7770 4.610 6.346 7 5
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .4294 .1921 .2373 .6893 5 4
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 266 53 208 313 3 3
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 1264 660 560 2022 6 4
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 224 214 49 725 8 6
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 11 6 6 24 8 6
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 100 24 67 131 8 6
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 15 4 11 20 6 4
AMYLASE U/L 264.7 68.82 180.0 320.8 4 3
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 67 11 42 79 8 6
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 37 8 24 50 8 6
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 30 7 18 41 8 6
Body Temperature: °C 37.0 0.0 37.0 37.0 2 1
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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