Table 2.
Haematological results of feral pigeons captured at three different times in Madrid.
| Nov-06 (n = 62) |
Reference range[19] | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (Range) | ||
| PCV (%) | 55.1 (28.6-75.5) | 42-50 |
| RBC (×106/μl) | 2.9 (1.7-5.4) | 3.1-4.5 [34] |
| WBC (×103/μl) | 11.1 (2.4-47.2) | 9-13 |
| Het (%) | 54.1 (20.0-92.0) | 43-63 |
| Lym (%) | 43.2 (8.0-78.5) | 42-61 |
| Eos (%) | 0.5 (0.0-8.5) | 0-2 |
| Bas (%) | 0.9 (0.0-8.0) | 0-2 |
| Mon (%) | 1.5 (0.0-8.0) | 0-2 |
| Het (×103/μl) | 6.3 (0.5-33.3) | 5.9 |
| Lym (×103/μl) | 4.4 (0.6-13.2) | 5.7 |
| Eos (×103/μl) | 0.05 (0.0-1.0) | 0.01 |
| Bas (×103/μl) | 0.08 (0.0-0.4) | 0.0 |
| Mon (×103/μl) | 0.14 (0.0-1.3) | 0.0 |
| Haem (%) | 5.2 (0.0-95.8) | ------- |
| Haem (×105/ml) | 0.8 (0.0-17.2) | ------- |
Blood samples were tested for the following parameters: packed cell volume (PCV); red blood cell count (RBC); white blood cell count (WBC); percentages and absolute values of different blood cell components, namely heterophils (Het), lymphocytes (Lym), eosinophils (Eos), basophils (Bas) and monocytes (Mon); percentage of erithrocytes infected by Haemoproteus spp.; and estimated concentration of Haemoproteus spp.