Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Malayan Tapir – Tapirus indicus
Physiological reference ranges calculated for males only, ages: > 20 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 10.07 3.617 5.700 14.00 5 4
bRED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 9.18 0.93 7.82 9.91 4 3
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 146 11 138 154 2 2
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.446 0.043 0.387 0.505 5 4
MCV fL 48.3 3.5 44.4 52.6 4 3
MCH pg/cell 17.0 0.8 16.4 17.6 2 2
MCHC g/L 354 5 350 357 2 2
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .2630 .0000 .2630 .2630 1 1
NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS /100 WBC 2 0 2 2 1 1
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 5.440 1.449 3.530 7.300 5 4
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 3.290 2.006 1.820 6.790 5 4
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.352 0.133 0.225 0.536 4 3
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 1.031 0.921 0.342 2.613 5 4
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.117 0.033 0.093 0.140 2 2
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.73 0.20 2.45 2.90 4 3
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.58 0.26 1.36 1.87 4 3
SODIUM mMol/L 134 3 131 138 4 3
POTASSIUM mMol/L 4.2 0.4 3.8 4.6 4 3
CHLORIDE mMol/L 98 1 97 100 4 3
BICARBONATE mMol/L 25.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 1 1
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 24.3 4.0 20.0 28.0 3 3
MAGNESIUM mMol/L 1.070 0.000 1.070 1.070 1 1
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 2.856 .3570 2.499 2.856 4 3
CREATININE µMol/L 97 18 71 115 4 3
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.018 0.000 0.018 0.018 1 1
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 5 2 3 9 4 3
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 2 0 2 2 1 1
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 2 0 2 2 1 1
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.384 .9435 4.496 6.438 4 3
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 5.361 1.580 3.600 7.252 4 3
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .5650 .2486 .3842 .7345 2 2
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 130 27 102 161 4 3
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 503 25 485 521 2 2
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 39 14 22 56 4 3
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 9 4 4 14 4 3
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 79 12 65 92 4 3
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 13 8 6 22 3 3
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 70 7 62 77 4 3
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 42 6 36 48 4 3
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 29 3 25 32 4 3
Body Temperature: °C 35.0 0.0 35.0 35.0 1 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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