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. 2015 Dec;56(12):1271–1274.

Table 1.

Baseline blood test results (minimum and maximum values) for study horses obtained at the beginning of Phases 1 and 2

Phase 1 Phase 2


Parameter Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Reference interval
Red blood cell count (×1012/L) 6.3 8.5 6.6 9.5 7.0 to 12.0
Hemoglobin (g/L) 116 141 120 154 110 to 170
Hematocrit (%) 33 40 35 45 30 to 44
Platelets (×109/L) 102 158 97 (clumping) 456 100 to 400
White blood cell count (×109/L) 4.1 8.4 5.5 11.1 5.5 to 12.5
Neutrophils (×109/L) 2.05 5.54 3.08 6.33 2.6 to 7.5
Fibrinogen (g/L) 1.71 3.45 1.87 3.56 0.76 to 2.3
Total protein (g/L) 61 68 60 75 56 to 80
AST (U/L) 234 621 447 1245 180 to 350
LDH (U/L) 224 530 228 592 150 to 450
GGT (U/L) 11 16 26 86 1 to 35
Total bilirubin (μmol/L) 17.9 35.8 12.3 23.6 13.7 to 54.7
BUN (mmol/L) 3.5 6.4 3.7 6.8 2.86 to 9.28
Creatinine (μmol/L) 90 130 77 94 88 to 194
Creatine kinase (U/L) 215 583 180 519 100 to 300

AST — aspartate aminotransferase; LDH — lactic dehydrogenase; GGT — gamma-glutamyl transferase; BUN — blood urea nitrogen.