Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Malayan Tapir – Tapirus indicus
Physiological reference ranges calculated for males only, ages: 8 days – 3 years
Sample results submitted by 10 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 9.113 2.475 5.500 14.70 19 14
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 5.41 0.61 4.62 6.60 13 9
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 125 16 90 151 16 12
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.365 0.046 0.260 0.460 21 16
MCV fL 68.8 4.3 60.7 78.8 13 9
MCH pg/cell 24.2 1.5 21.5 26.6 13 9
MCHC g/L 344 34 237 389 16 12
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .4310 .1570 .3120 .6560 4 4
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 5.523 1.814 3.520 10.60 19 14
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 3.137 1.256 1.390 6.320 19 14
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.314 0.241 0.058 0.851 17 13
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.131 0.086 0.066 0.312 10 7
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.095 0.019 0.081 0.116 3 3
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^9/L 0.600 0.754 0.055 1.460 3 3
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.70 0.28 2.10 3.20 21 16
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 2.16 0.36 1.68 2.84 18 14
SODIUM mMol/L 136 3 129 140 20 15
POTASSIUM mMol/L 3.9 0.8 3.0 5.8 20 15
CHLORIDE mMol/L 97 3 92 103 19 14
BICARBONATE mMol/L 27.0 0.0 27.0 27.0 1 1
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 23.9 4.3 19.0 30.0 5 5
IRON µMol/L 32.04 7.339 24.88 41.17 6 4
MAGNESIUM mMol/L 0.403 0.091 0.288 0.535 5 4
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.570 .7140 1.785 4.641 20 15
CREATININE µMol/L 133 27 97 194 21 16
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.012 0.006 0.000 0.018 10 7
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 12 9 2 38 21 16
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 3 2 2 3 6 4
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 5 2 3 5 6 4
GLUCOSE mMol/L 6.050 1.832 3.275 11.21 21 16
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 3.859 .6475 2.357 4.817 19 14
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .3729 .2260 .1017 .9718 14 11
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 305 213 131 723 10 9
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 1034 2029 185 7690 13 8
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 32 20 2 73 19 14
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 11 6 3 27 18 13
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 113 41 75 246 21 16
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 21 8 11 38 11 10
AMYLASE U/L 393.9 171.7 111.0 525.4 5 5
LIPASE U/L 14.46 18.63 .5560 35.58 3 3
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 65 7 55 81 18 15
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 36 7 25 49 16 13
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 30 5 20 37 16 13
GAMMA GLOBULIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 8 0 8 8 1 1
ALBUMIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 34 0 34 34 1 1
ALPHA-1 GLOBULIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 0.002 0.000 0.002 0.002 1 1
BETA GLOBULIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 0.009 0.000 0.009 0.009 1 1
Body Temperature: °C 37.2 0.8 36.0 38.0 11 7
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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