Physiological Data Reference Values for Tapir Species

Mountain/Woolly Tapir – Tapirus pinchaque
Physiological reference ranges calculated for both sexes combined, all ages combined
Sample results submitted by 3 member institutions.
Test Units Mean St. Dev. Minimum Value Maximum Value Sample Size a Animals b
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^9/L 5.932 1.044 3.740 7.400 30 12
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^12/L 8.66 1.72 5.11 11.50 21 7
HEMOGLOBIN g/L 107 16 78 136 22 8
HEMATOCRIT L/L 0.319 0.051 0.220 0.416 29 12
MCV fL 38.0 7.9 30.1 66.5 20 7
MCH pg/cell 12.9 2.2 9.0 18.8 20 7
MCHC g/L 346 34 282 396 22 8
PLATELET COUNT *10^12/L .3110 .0610 .1930 .3930 15 7
SEGMENTED NEUTROPHILS *10^9/L 3.787 1.031 1.480 5.510 30 12
LYMPHOCYTES *10^9/L 1.830 0.523 0.989 3.250 30 12
MONOCYTES *10^9/L 0.166 0.104 0.062 0.513 24 9
EOSINOPHILS *10^9/L 0.160 0.137 0.051 0.592 24 9
BASOPHILS *10^9/L 0.068 0.000 0.068 0.068 1 1
NEUTROPHILIC BANDS *10^9/L 0.190 0.131 0.037 0.392 8 5
CALCIUM mMol/L 2.65 0.15 2.35 2.93 33 12
PHOSPHORUS mMol/L 1.62 0.32 1.00 2.33 33 12
SODIUM mMol/L 135 4 127 147 32 11
POTASSIUM mMol/L 3.8 0.3 3.3 4.3 32 12
CHLORIDE mMol/L 102 4 92 109 29 10
CARBON DIOXIDE mMol/L 20.4 3.0 16.0 24.0 17 8
IRON µMol/L 46.00 12.17 33.65 70.71 8 4
MAGNESIUM mMol/L 1.016 0.062 0.905 1.070 9 4
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mMol/L 3.570 1.785 1.785 10.35 30 12
CREATININE µMol/L 88 27 44 141 31 12
URIC ACID mMol/L 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 1
TOTAL BILIRUBIN µMol/L 12 9 2 46 30 12
DIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 3 2 0 7 20 11
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN µMol/L 10 10 0 43 20 11
GLUCOSE mMol/L 5.939 .9435 4.496 8.270 31 12
CHOLESTEROL mMol/L 2.849 .4144 2.072 4.170 27 10
TRIGLYCERIDE mMol/L .5311 .4407 .2260 1.808 11 5
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE U/L 242 109 97 523 28 12
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE U/L 349 22 322 375 5 4
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE U/L 74 33 10 144 28 11
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 6 3 0 10 18 7
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE U/L 39 10 24 67 30 11
GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE U/L 22 11 9 60 24 9
AMYLASE U/L 429.8 .0000 429.8 429.8 1 1
LIPASE U/L 6.950 .0000 6.950 6.950 1 1
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 64 4 56 73 28 11
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 31 4 23 41 29 11
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/L 33 3 27 42 29 11
FIBRINOGEN g/L 3.480 1.440 2.000 6.300 9 3
CORTISOL nMol/L 207 3 204 210 2 2
TOTAL TRIIODOTHYRONINE nMol/L 1.509 1.351 0.554 2.464 2 2
TOTAL THYROXINE nMol/L 9 13 5 44 10 4
Body Temperature: °C 37.0 0.1 36.9 37.0 3 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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