Table 3.
Blood hematology values for 21 adult Mojave desert tortoises (G. agassizii) that were assessed as captive clinically abnormal (5 F:6 M) and wild clinically normal (6 F:4 M) in July at Clark County, NV, USA
| Parameters | PS | Abnormal range | Normal range | Reference range | Abnormal geometric mean | Normal geometric mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC (%) | All | 19−26 | 13−43.5 | 19.5−37.1 | 23 | 25 |
| WBC (/μl)* | All | 3500−21 700 | 6900−10 000 | 1496−10 924 | 6421 | 8321 |
| Heterophils (%)* | All | 9−68 | 20−58 | NA | 21 | 36 |
| Heterophils (/μl)* | All | 520−4556 | 1500−5320 | 719−7159 | 1326 | 2900 |
| Lymphocytes (%)* | All | 14−67 | 12−47 | NA | 47 | 23 |
| Lymphocytes (/μl) | All | 938−14 322 | 962−3700 | 63−2746 | 3027 | 1878 |
| Hetero:Lympho* | All | 0.14−4.86 | 0.43−4.67 | NA | 0.44 | 1.5 |
| Azurophils (%)* | All | 0−5 | 3−13 | NA | 1 | 7 |
| Azurophils (/μl)* | All | 0−335 | 258−949 | 0−557 | 22 | 570 |
| Eosinophils (%) | All | 0−26 | 4−23 | NA | 6 | 12 |
| Eosinophils (/μl)* | All | 0−1312 | 300−1980 | 0−950 | 292 | 1005 |
| Basophils (%) | All | 6−22 | 6−27 | NA | 10 | 15 |
| Basophils (/μl)* | All | 228−2387 | 438−2300 | 62−3574 | 625 | 1258 |
Reference values were taken from published research wild adult Mojave desert tortoises in the summer season (Christopher et al., 1999). Population Specifications (PS): All, all tortoises. ‘*’ indicates significant difference (P ≤ 0.05) between clinical groups. Hetero: Lympho, heterophils: lymphocytes ratio.