Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Malayan Tapir – Tapirus indicus
Physiological reference ranges calculated for both sexes combined, ages: > 3 years
Sample results submitted by 21 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 8.231 2.307 4.500 16.10 120 43
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 5.17 0.91 3.12 8.48 78 31
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 130 19 84 205 103 37
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.390 0.052 0.280 0.569 120 43
MCV fL 76.6 6.6 59.1 97.7 77 31
MCH pg/cell 26.2 2.0 18.8 34.3 75 29
MCHC g/L 336 24 255 392 102 37
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .2400 .1010 .0580 .5710 32 14
NUCLEATED RED BLOOD CELLS /100 WBC 0 0 0 0 18 9
RETICULOCYTES % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 17 7
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 5.504 1.870 2.100 13.20 108 40
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 2.157 0.921 0.510 5.720 108 40
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.253 0.172 0.000 0.872 98 39
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.212 0.181 0.000 0.746 82 32
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.064 0.101 0.000 0.440 35 16
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^9/L 0.408 0.561 0.000 2.860 64 22
ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE 105 39 60 132 3 2
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.68 0.28 2.00 3.53 107 39
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.74 0.23 1.20 2.20 103 37
SODIUM mMol/L 134 3 127 142 98 38
POTASSIUM mMol/L 3.8 0.5 2.7 4.8 104 39
CHLORIDE mMol/L 95 3 88 104 102 38
BICARBONATE mMol/L 25.0 4.6 13.0 30.0 14 6
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 26.9 2.6 21.0 31.0 34 11
OSMOLARITY Osmol/L .2690 .0040 .2660 .2710 2 1
IRON µMol/L 28.28 9.666 13.25 51.73 19 11
MAGNESIUM mMol/L 0.588 0.140 0.370 0.864 17 9
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.570 1.071 1.428 7.854 111 42
CREATININE µMol/L 133 27 53 212 104 39
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.018 0.012 0.000 0.071 40 20
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 10 7 2 38 110 40
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 2 2 0 7 23 13
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 9 7 3 24 23 13
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.328 1.332 2.831 10.38 112 42
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 3.807 .8547 .0000 5.853 108 40
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .3390 .2034 .0226 .9831 55 24
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 231 110 74 649 54 25
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 695 534 162 2638 82 28
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 19 11 3 53 103 39
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 8 5 0 31 72 35
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 130 42 48 314 111 42
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 17 10 0 52 46 26
AMYLASE U/L 588.9 296.0 175.6 1419 24 17
LIPASE U/L 7.506 10.01 .2780 28.63 7 7
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 69 8 55 94 101 40
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 37 7 22 63 99 37
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 32 5 21 50 99 37
FIBRINOGEN g/L 6.090 6.980 2.000 20.00 6 5
GAMMA GLOBULIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 15 0 15 15 1 1
ALBUMIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 35 0 35 35 1 1
ALPHA-1 GLOBULIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 0.003 0.000 0.002 0.003 2 2
ALPHA-2 GLOBULIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 0.011 0.000 0.011 0.011 1 1
BETA GLOBULIN (ELECTROPHORESIS) g/L 0.012 0.000 0.012 0.012 2 2
PROGESTERONE nMol/L 2.242 6.048 .0318 21.08 20 4
Body Temperature: °C 37.0 0.6 35.5 38.0 30 17
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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