Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Malayan Tapir – Tapirus indicus
Physiological reference ranges calculated for both sexes combined, ages: > 20 years
Sample results submitted by 5 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 9.624 4.161 3.600 14.00 7 6
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 8.47 1.32 7.03 9.91 6 5
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 142 8 137 154 4 4
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.421 0.051 0.356 0.505 8 6
MCV fL 50.5 5.0 44.4 58.8 6 5
MCH pg/cell 18.3 1.6 16.4 19.8 4 4
MCHC g/L 357 20 337 385 4 4
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .2390 .0350 .2140 .2630 2 2
NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS /100 WBC 2 0 2 2 1 1
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 4.980 1.673 2.300 7.300 7 6
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 3.113 1.872 1.190 6.790 7 6
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.387 0.249 0.108 0.804 6 5
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 1.373 1.175 0.342 3.082 6 5
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.117 0.033 0.093 0.140 2 2
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.78 0.23 2.45 3.10 6 5
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.68 0.26 1.36 2.03 6 5
SODIUM mMol/L 135 3 131 138 6 5
POTASSIUM mMol/L 4.2 0.3 3.8 4.6 6 5
CHLORIDE mMol/L 99 2 97 101 6 5
BICARBONATE mMol/L 24.0 1.4 23.0 25.0 2 2
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 25.3 3.8 20.0 28.0 4 4
IRON µMol/L 29.36 .0000 29.36 29.36 1 1
MAGNESIUM mMol/L 1.070 0.000 1.070 1.070 1 1
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.213 1.071 2.499 4.998 6 5
CREATININE µMol/L 115 27 71 133 6 5
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.024 0.006 0.018 0.030 2 2
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 5 2 3 9 6 5
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 2 0 2 2 2 2
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 2 0 2 2 2 2
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.328 .7215 4.496 6.438 6 5
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 5.025 1.321 3.600 7.252 6 5
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .5537 .1469 .3842 .7345 4 4
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 142 35 102 190 5 4
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 485 36 450 521 3 3
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 30 19 4 56 6 5
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 9 4 4 14 6 5
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 76 10 65 92 6 5
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 13 8 6 22 3 3
AMYLASE U/L 671.2 .0000 671.2 671.2 1 1
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 71 6 62 77 6 5
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 41 5 36 48 6 5
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 30 3 25 33 6 5
Body Temperature: °C 35.5 0.7 35.0 36.0 2 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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