Exotic Animal Formulary5

Hematologic and Serum Biochemical Values of Selected Galliformes.
Measurement
Chicken
(Gallus
gallus) 78
Quail
(Coturnix
spp.) a,78,142
Ring-Necked Pheasant
(Phasianus
colchicus) 141,181
Turkey
(Meleagris
gallopavo) 78
Hematology
PCV (%) 23-55 30-45 — 30-46
RBC (10 6 /µL) 1.3-4.5 4-5.2 1.2-3.5 1.7-3.7
Hgb (g/dL) 7-18.6 10.7-14.3 8-11.2 8.8-13.4
MCV (fL) 100-139 60-100 — 112-168
MCH (pg) 25-48 23-35 — 32-49.3
MCHC (g/dL) 20-34 28-39 — 23-35
WBC (10 3 /µL) 9-32 12.5-24.6 18-39 16-25.5
Heterophils (%)
Lymphocytes
(%)
Monocytes
(%)
Eosinophils
(%)
Basophils
(%)
H:L ratio
15-50
29-84
0.1-7
0-16
0-8
0.2-1.7
25-50
50-70
0.5-3.8
0-15
0-1.5
0.4-1
12-30
63-83
2-9
0
0-3
0.14-0.48
29-52
35-48
3-10
0-5
1-9
0.6-1.5
Chemistries
ALT (U/L) — 6.5-9.6 — —
AST (U/L) — 402-422 — —
Calcium
(mg/dL)
Cholesterol
(mg/dL)
Creatinine
(mg/dL)
13.2-23.7 — — 11.7-38.7
86-211 — — 81-129
0.9-1.8 0.01-0.08 — 0.8-0.9
GGT (U/L) — 1.7-1.9 — —
Glucose (mg/dL) 227-300 259-312 — 275-425
Phosphorus
(mg/dL)
Potassium
(mEq/L)
6.2-7.9 — — 5.4-7.1
3-7.3 1.4 — 6-6.4
589