Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Malayan Tapir – Tapirus indicus
Physiological reference ranges calculated for females only, ages: 8 days – 2 years
Sample results submitted by 4 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 9.844 2.070 7.200 12.40 9 6
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 9.72 1.42 7.90 11.60 8 5
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 143 9 134 162 7 5
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.411 0.034 0.355 0.478 8 6
MCV fL 43.9 6.9 30.9 52.4 7 5
MCH pg/cell 15.3 1.9 12.0 18.1 7 5
MCHC g/L 351 18 335 389 7 5
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .2670 .0000 .2670 .2670 1 1
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 4.675 1.254 3.200 6.110 8 6
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 4.346 1.247 3.060 6.200 8 6
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.221 0.131 0.072 0.390 7 6
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.453 0.322 0.242 1.080 6 5
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.084 0.009 0.077 0.090 2 1
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.63 0.23 2.35 2.98 7 6
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 2.42 0.48 2.00 3.29 6 5
SODIUM mMol/L 135 2 132 137 6 5
POTASSIUM mMol/L 3.6 0.4 3.3 4.3 6 5
CHLORIDE mMol/L 98 4 92 103 6 5
BICARBONATE mMol/L 22.0 0.0 22.0 22.0 1 1
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 23.0 0.0 23.0 23.0 1 1
IRON µMol/L 25.06 10.56 16.47 38.84 4 3
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.213 1.071 1.785 4.641 7 6
CREATININE µMol/L 106 27 44 133 7 6
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.012 0.006 0.006 0.012 4 3
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 12 5 3 17 7 6
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 5 3 0 9 7 6
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 7 2 3 9 7 6
GLUCOSE mMol/L 6.605 1.887 4.274 9.380 7 6
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 5.387 1.191 3.626 6.786 6 5
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .4407 .1808 .1808 .5763 4 3
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 134 71 59 201 3 3
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 485 28 462 532 5 4
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 53 33 2 101 7 6
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 8 4 5 14 6 5
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 71 16 55 101 7 6
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 8 5 4 13 3 3
AMYLASE U/L 574.8 .0000 574.8 574.8 1 1
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 64 6 55 71 6 5
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 31 7 24 41 6 5
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 33 5 30 42 6 5
FIBRINOGEN g/L 3.000 .0000 3.000 3.000 1 1
Body Temperature: °C 36.5 0.6 36.0 37.0 4 3
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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