Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Malayan Tapir – Tapirus indicus
Physiological reference ranges calculated for males only, ages: > 3 years
Sample results submitted by 15 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 8.302 2.084 5.300 13.60 33 18
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 5.22 1.17 3.12 8.48 24 11
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 135 23 92 205 29 15
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.398 0.057 0.285 0.569 33 18
MCV fL 78.3 7.9 67.1 97.7 24 11
MCH pg/cell 26.9 2.6 23.7 34.3 24 11
MCHC g/L 341 23 275 376 29 15
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .2620 .1570 .1470 .5710 6 5
NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS /100 WBC 0 0 0 0 7 5
RETICULOCYTES % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 7 4
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 5.980 1.885 2.880 11.70 32 17
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 1.938 0.881 0.510 4.390 32 17
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.267 0.205 0.000 0.872 29 16
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.117 0.083 0.000 0.268 24 13
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.038 0.073 0.000 0.240 14 7
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^9/L 0.234 0.276 0.000 0.990 18 9
ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE 127 7 122 132 2 1
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.65 0.20 2.23 3.28 35 17
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.78 0.23 1.20 2.20 35 17
SODIUM mMol/L 134 4 127 144 29 15
POTASSIUM mMol/L 4.1 0.5 3.1 4.8 31 15
CHLORIDE mMol/L 95 3 90 101 31 15
BICARBONATE mMol/L 23.3 7.2 13.0 29.3 4 3
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 25.0 5.5 15.0 30.0 6 5
IRON µMol/L 27.57 12.53 15.22 51.73 7 6
MAGNESIUM mMol/L 6.426 13.20 0.453 30.03 5 4
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.927 1.071 1.785 6.783 36 18
CREATININE µMol/L 133 27 53 203 30 15
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.018 0.018 0.000 0.071 17 9
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 10 9 2 36 35 17
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 0 2 0 5 9 6
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 9 7 3 22 9 6
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.328 1.221 2.831 8.381 36 18
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 3.497 .9324 .0000 4.895 35 17
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .3051 .2147 .0791 .8023 18 13
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 238 135 76 649 17 10
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 404 127 187 922 24 9
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 15 9 3 37 33 16
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 6 4 0 17 25 13
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 131 44 50 243 36 18
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 19 13 0 59 18 13
AMYLASE U/L 652.5 362.8 392.2 1419 7 6
LIPASE U/L 14.73 19.74 .5560 28.63 2 2
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 74 8 62 97 34 17
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 41 9 27 69 33 16
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 33 5 24 50 33 16
FIBRINOGEN g/L 6.000 .0000 6.000 6.000 1 1
Body Temperature: °C 37.1 0.5 36.0 38.0 11 6
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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