Table 2. Hematologic parameters of police dogs at pre exercise, immediately after the exercise, and 24 hours after exercise.
| Parameter | Pre exercise | Immediately after the exercise | 24 hours after exercise | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erythrocyte (1012/L) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 6.08 ± 0.81a | 6.21 (4.67–7.57) | 7.02 ± 1.47a | 7.25 (4.34–8.76) | 5.82 ± 0.57a | 5.67 (4.92–6.90) |
| Hb (g/dL) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 12.8 ± 1.8a | 12.6 (9.7–17.0) | 13.2 ± 2.2a | 13 (10–18.5) | 12.8 ± 1.5a | 12.2 (10.8–15.1) |
| Hematocrit (%) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 43.7 ± 5.4a | 44.1 (34.5–55.6) | 44.8 ± 8.3a | 44.9 (28.4–61.1) | 42.2 ± 4.6a | 42 (35.1–50.3) |
| MCV (fL) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 71.5 ± 2.5a | 71.4 (67.1–75.6) | 72.2 ± 3.0a | 71.8 (66.0–77.6) | 71.8 ± 2.3a | 71.7 (65.7–75.0) |
| MCH (pg) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 20.9 ± 1.1a | 21.1 (19.1–22.6) | 20.5 ± 0.8a | 20.4 (19.3–21.6) | 20.7 ± 1.3a | 20.8 (18.0–22.7) |
| MID (109/L) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 0.49 ± 0.16a | 0.48 (0.22–0.77) | 0.77 ± 0.19b | 0.77 (0.49–1.13) | 0.45 ± 0.20a | 0.46 (0.16–0.86) |
| Granulocyte (109/L) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 10.99 ± 4.24a | 11.03 (3.61–17.92) | 11.19 ± 4.43a | 11.52 (4.10–18.87) | 9.28 ± 3.62a | 8.90 (4.65–14.24) |
| Lymphocyte (109/L) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 2.38 ± 1.17a | 2.35 (1.04–5.71) | 2.75 ± 1.18a | 2.81 (0.97–4.27) | 2.20 ± 0.88a | 2.18 (0.92–3.85) |
| Leukocyte (109/L) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 11.18 ± 2.47a | 11.84 (5.67–13.77) | 17.39 ± 2.04b | 17.22 (14.68–21.31) | 10.73 ± 2.68a | 11.34 (5.47–14.04) |
| Platelet (109/L) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 289 ± 92a | 267 (158–499) | 267 ± 121a | 237 (114–551) | 313 ± 106a | 262 (201–516) |
| MPV (fL) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 8.3 ± 0.9a | 8.4 (6.0–9.7) | 8.2 ± 0.7a | 8.2 (6.8–9.2) | 8.3 ± 0.7a | 8.3 (7.2–9.7) |
| PCT (%) | mean ± SD | median (range) | 0.165 ± 0.075a | 0.177 (0.024–0.260) | 0.222 ± 0.080a | 0.243 (0.041–0.347) | 0.199 ± 0.093a | 0.210 (0.062–0.370) |
a,b Means with different superscripts in the same row were significantly different (p < 0.05).
Hb = hemoglobin, MCV = Mean Corpuscular Volume, MCH = Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, MID = mid-sized leukocytes, MPV = Mean Platelet Volume, PCT = plateletcrit.