Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Malayan Tapir – Tapirus indicus
Physiological reference ranges calculated for males only, ages: 2 – 20 years
Sample results submitted by 11 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 8.441 2.115 4.600 13.90 29 16
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 8.79 1.74 6.24 12.80 25 12
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 149 19 113 179 25 12
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.431 0.039 0.344 0.531 29 16
MCV fL 50.1 7.3 39.3 68.3 25 12
MCH pg/cell 17.2 2.0 13.9 20.7 24 11
MCHC g/L 344 24 265 379 25 12
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .2140 .0480 .1340 .2950 7 6
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 4.664 1.400 2.050 7.810 27 15
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 2.949 1.220 0.558 5.700 28 15
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.236 0.141 0.084 0.556 21 13
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.538 0.353 0.055 1.440 27 15
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.080 0.035 0.055 0.104 2 1
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.63 0.20 2.33 3.00 26 13
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.78 0.32 1.20 2.52 23 10
SODIUM mMol/L 138 4 126 145 24 11
POTASSIUM mMol/L 3.5 0.5 2.9 4.6 24 11
CHLORIDE mMol/L 100 3 93 106 24 11
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 29.1 1.3 28.0 30.9 4 4
IRON µMol/L 20.23 5.549 14.86 33.83 11 3
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.213 .7140 2.142 4.641 27 14
CREATININE µMol/L 115 27 71 177 22 12
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.012 0.012 0.000 0.042 13 4
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 10 7 2 27 27 14
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 5 3 0 14 14 5
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 9 7 2 26 14 5
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.495 1.277 3.386 9.047 27 14
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 6.708 2.383 3.160 10.15 24 11
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .3842 .1582 .1808 .7119 22 10
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 142 41 95 168 3 3
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 754 446 368 2278 17 7
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 26 9 13 52 26 13
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 9 6 4 28 23 11
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 90 65 28 325 26 14
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 26 26 3 75 8 6
AMYLASE U/L 494.5 229.4 238.7 851.0 5 3
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 74 7 63 86 26 13
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 42 6 30 52 23 10
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 33 4 22 40 23 10
FIBRINOGEN g/L 3.500 4.950 .0100 7.000 2 2
Body Temperature: °C 36.5 0.5 36.0 37.0 13 8
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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