Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Baird’s Tapir – Tapirus bairdii
Physiological reference ranges calculated for females only, all ages combined
Sample results submitted by 6 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 8.212 1.727 5.400 12.70 43 11
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 5.98 1.31 3.19 9.99 42 11
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 105 19 52 150 42 11
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.315 0.054 0.200 0.441 47 11
MCV fL 53.9 5.3 39.4 70.5 41 11
MCH pg/cell 18.3 1.8 13.9 24.3 41 11
MCHC g/L 341 16 302 370 41 11
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .2580 .0920 .1320 .4200 7 6
NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS /100 WBC 0 0 0 0 1 1
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 4.848 1.328 2.750 9.700 41 9
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 2.978 1.137 1.210 7.750 43 11
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.272 0.187 0.000 0.700 36 11
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.188 0.108 0.000 0.632 33 9
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.083 0.070 0.000 0.254 12 4
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^9/L 0.114 0.214 0.000 0.630 8 4
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.83 0.15 2.48 3.23 42 11
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.81 0.26 1.32 2.26 41 10
SODIUM mMol/L 134 4 121 142 38 11
POTASSIUM mMol/L 4.0 0.4 3.2 4.7 42 11
CHLORIDE mMol/L 97 3 91 105 40 11
BICARBONATE mMol/L 25.3 0.1 25.2 25.4 2 1
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 24.6 4.8 20.0 44.7 24 7
IRON µMol/L 36.70 8.234 26.49 48.51 8 4
MAGNESIUM mMol/L 0.872 0.000 0.872 0.872 1 1
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.570 .7140 2.142 6.069 41 11
CREATININE µMol/L 106 27 71 159 38 10
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.012 0.006 0.000 0.030 15 7
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 15 5 9 31 39 11
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 2 2 0 7 13 5
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 10 3 5 21 13 5
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.051 1.388 2.109 8.436 39 11
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 4.973 .9583 3.263 7.174 41 11
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .5424 .2373 .2147 1.175 21 8
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 195 79 69 383 32 7
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 1023 1007 222 5235 36 8
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 302 285 77 1589 41 11
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 16 7 7 39 39 11
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 114 58 37 302 41 11
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 23 10 12 58 23 8
AMYLASE U/L 486.6 241.2 200.7 862.8 15 6
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 73 7 55 88 28 9
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 41 7 26 51 27 8
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 32 7 19 44 27 8
FIBRINOGEN g/L .4800 .8200 .0000 1.430 3 2
GAMMA GLOBULIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 14 3 11 16 3 2
ALBUMIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 42 4 39 47 3 2
ALPHA-1 GLOBULIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.004 3 2
BETA GLOBULIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 0.010 0.000 0.010 0.010 3 2
TOCOPHEROL nMol/L .1160 .0000 .1160 .1160 1 1
Body Temperature: °C 36.9 0.4 36.0 37.0 7 2
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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