Table 1.
Stall-side PCV/TS and hematology parameters for each time point (T0 = baseline prior to acepromazine administration, T1 = 1 h after acepromazine administration, T2 = 12 h after acepromazine administration) presented as median (Q1, Q3). p-values reflect results from one-way repeated measures ANOVA, * denotes statistical significance. Where applicable, values within a row that have different superscripts (A, B, C) were significantly different on Tukey’s HSD post hoc test.
| REF | T0 | T1 | T2 | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCV (%) | 32–42 | 39 (37.5, 40) A | 26 (25.5, 26.5) B | 34 (32, 34.5) C | <0.001 * |
| TS (g/dL) | 5.5–7.3 | 7 (6.95, 7.95) | 6.9 (6.75, 7) | 7.2 (6.95, 7.2) | 0.15 |
| RBC (×106 cells/μL) | 7.00–13.0 | 8.46 (8.19, 8.91) A | 5.48 (5.33, 6.02) B | 7.06 (6.61, 7.76) C | <0.001 * |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.0–19.0 | 13.85 (13.15, 14.43) A | 9.25 (8.98, 9.9) B | 11.8 (10.83, 12.43) C | <0.001 * |
| Hematocrit (%) | 32.0–53.0 | 39.56 (38.4, 41.25) A | 27 (29.93, 28.43) B | 34.4 (31.98, 36.5) C | <0.001 * |
| MCV (fL) | 32.0–53.0 | 47.55 (46.7, 48.43) | 48.2 (46.7, 49.08) | 48.35 (47.5, 49.33) | 0.79 |
| MCH (pg) | 12.0–20.0 | 16.5 (15.58, 16.75) | 16.8 (16.38, 16.93) | 16.7 (16.25, 16.93) | 0.632 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 30.0–39.0 | 34.55 (34.2, 34.88) | 34.75 (33.9, 34.98) | 34.20 (33.9, 34.55) | 0.468 |
| Platelets (×103 cells/μL) | 100–600 | 143.50 (135.5, 152.5) | 150.50 (137.25, 164.75) | 139.00 (131.25, 173) | 0.975 |
| WBC (×103 cells/μL) | 5.50–12.0 | 7.26 (6.97, 7.54) A | 4.89 (4.38, 4.99) B | 6.78 (4.95, 7.52) A | <0.001 * |
| Neutrophils (×103 cells/μL) | 3.00–7.00 | 3.84 (3.4, 4.56) | 3.12 (2.7, 3.44) | 3.81 (2.56, 4.32) | 0.112 |
| Lymphocytes (×103 cells/μL) | 1.50–5.00 | 2.45 (2.01, 3.23) A | 1.44 (1.29, 1.54) B | 2.11 (1.86, 2.3) A | <0.001 * |
| Monocytes (×103 cells/μL) | 0.00–1.00 | 0.38 (0.35, 0.38) A | 0.23 (0.17, 0.25) B | 0.31 (0.29, 0.41) A | 0.005 * |
| Eosinophils (×103 cells/μL) | 0.00–1.00 | 0.13 (0.13, 0.22) | 0.08 (0.05, 0.01) | 0.11 (0.08, 0.15) | 0.262 |
| Basophils (×103 cells/μL) | 0.00–2.00 | 0.03 (0.03, 0.05) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.02) | 0.03 (0.02, 0.04) | 0.123 |
Abbreviations: MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; PCV, packed cell volume; RBC, red blood cell count; REF, institutional reference range; TS, total solids; WBC, white blood cells.