Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Malayan Tapir – Tapirus indicus
Physiological reference ranges calculated for males only, all ages combined
Sample results submitted by 17 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 8.603 2.201 5.300 14.70 55 32
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 5.26 1.00 3.12 8.48 38 21
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 131 22 88 205 47 28
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.384 0.062 0.240 0.569 57 34
MCV fL 74.5 8.6 56.9 97.7 38 21
MCH pg/cell 25.8 2.7 20.9 34.3 38 21
MCHC g/L 343 28 237 389 47 28
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .3290 .1720 .1470 .6560 10 9
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 5.809 1.854 2.880 11.70 51 28
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 2.352 1.192 0.510 6.320 52 29
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.283 0.215 0.000 0.872 47 28
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.120 0.082 0.000 0.312 35 20
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.048 0.070 0.000 0.240 17 10
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^9/L 0.287 0.373 0.000 1.460 21 12
ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE 127 7 122 132 2 1
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.68 0.23 2.10 3.28 56 30
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.91 0.32 1.20 2.84 53 28
SODIUM mMol/L 135 4 127 144 49 27
POTASSIUM mMol/L 4.0 0.6 3.0 5.8 51 28
CHLORIDE mMol/L 96 3 90 103 50 26
BICARBONATE mMol/L 24.1 6.5 13.0 29.3 5 3
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 24.5 4.8 15.0 30.0 11 10
IRON µMol/L 29.71 10.38 15.22 51.73 13 10
MAGNESIUM mMol/L 3.415 9.351 0.288 30.03 10 6
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.570 1.071 1.785 6.783 56 30
CREATININE µMol/L 133 27 53 203 51 29
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.018 0.012 0.000 0.071 27 16
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 10 9 2 38 56 30
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 2 2 0 5 15 10
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 7 5 3 22 15 10
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.606 1.499 2.831 11.21 58 32
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 3.626 .8547 .0000 4.895 54 30
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .3390 .2147 .0791 .9718 32 23
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 263 168 76 723 27 18
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 450 259 185 1237 37 17
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 21 16 2 73 52 28
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 8 5 0 27 43 25
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 124 44 50 246 57 31
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 18 9 0 38 28 20
AMYLASE U/L 544.6 316.5 111.0 1419 12 11
LIPASE U/L 14.46 16.40 .5560 35.58 5 5
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 71 9 55 97 52 29
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 39 8 25 69 49 26
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 32 5 20 50 49 26
FIBRINOGEN g/L 6.000 .0000 6.000 6.000 1 1
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 37.1 0.6 36.0 38.0 22 12
a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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