Table 2.

Median values and ranges for haematological values in all dogs in training, withdrawals, finishers and controls, along with reference range

Haematology parameters	Reference range	Median pre-race all dogs (n = 46)	Range pre-race	Median finishers (n = 25)	Range finishers	Median withdrawn (n = 9)	Range withdrawn	Median controls (n = 12)	Range controls
WBC	6.0–18.0 × 10e9/L	12.6	7.7–18.4	16.8	8.5–26.6	17.1	9.8–28.4	10.7	7.0–18.1
RBC	5.1–8.5 × 10e12/L	6.98	5.9–7.7	6.21	4.76–7.31	6.74	5.07–7.81	7.85	7.07–8.97
HGB	120–180 g/L	165	133–186	145	111–171	158	114–179	184	172–205
HCT	0.35–0.55 L/L	0.5	0.42–0.56	0.44	0.34–0.53	0.48	0.36–0.55	0.56	0.52–0.63
MCV	62–76 fL	72.4	66.9–77.3	72.6	67.5–76.9	70.6	67.6–79.1	70.9	66.1–76.9
MCHC	320–360 g/L	331	307–346	330	323–338	328	307–377	332	318–350
RDW	11–16%	14.4	12.7–16.7	14.2	12.9–15.4	13.7	12.7–14.9	14	13.2–15.9
PLT	180–500  × 10e9/L	375	201–592	293	202–592	291.5	202–493	303	227–414
NEUT	3.6–13.0 × 10e9/L	7.6	3.6–13.3	13.7	6.8–22.5	14.4	7.6–23.9	6.7	4.0–11.2
LYMPH	0.8–5.8 × 10e9/L	2.5	1.2–3.8	1.6	1–3	1.7	0.8–3.3	2	1.5–4.2
MONO	0–1.6 × 10e9/L	0.6	0.2–1.0	0.8	0.4–1.7	0.8	0.4–2.0	0.4	0.2–0.8
EOS	0–1.8 × 10e9/L	1	0.2–2.1	0.1	0.1–2.1	0.2	0.1–0.7	1	0.3–6.6
BASO	0–0.4 × 10e9/L	0.1	0.0–0.2	0	0.0–0.1	0.1	0.0–0.2	0.1	0.0–0.1
LUC	0–1.5 × 10e9/L	0.2	0.1–0.4	0.1	0.0–0.4	0.1	0.0–0.3	0	0.0–0.1