Table 5. Comparison of hematological parameters in captive and wild YFPs.
Parameters | Mean±SEM (N=a4, b6) | Upper Value | Lower Value | Upper 95% CI | Lower 95% CI | P value |
RBCs (x 1012/L) | a5.36±0.19 | 5.76 | 4.83 | 5.98 | 4.74 | 0.4571 |
b5.34±0.11 | 5.72 | 5.02 | 5.63 | 5.04 | ||
Hb (g/L) | a168.5±4.64 | 175.7 | 155.0 | 183.3 | 153.7 | 0.2965 |
b164.3±4.12 | 181.0 | 153.0 | 174.9 | 153.7 | ||
HCT (%) | a49.87±1.44 | 52.66 | 46.00 | 54.47 | 45.28 | 0.4574 |
b49.98±0.97 | 53.90 | 47.30 | 52.48 | 47.48 | ||
MCH (pg) | a31.43±0.58 | 32.66 | 30.03 | 33.29 | 29.56 | 0.3810 |
b30.82±0.71 | 33.10 | 28.40 | 32.66 | 28.97 | ||
MCHC (g/L) | a336.1±1.78 | 340.5 | 332.3 | 341.8 | 330.4 | 0.1679 |
b328.8±4.30 | 337.0 | 313.0 | 339.9 | 317.8 | ||
MCV (fL) | a93.60±1.93 | 98.30 | 90.00 | 99.76 | 87.44 | 0.5000 |
b93.70±1.92 | 99.00 | 87.30 | 98.64 | 88.76 | ||
PLT (x 109/L) | a137.5±11.34 | 158.7 | 105.7 | 173.6 | 101.4 | 0.0823 |
b153.2±6.61 | 176.0 | 128.0 | 170.2 | 136.2 | ||
WBCs (x 109/L) | a5.64±0.04 | 5.75 | 5.53 | 5.79 | 5.49 | *0.0208 |
b6.16±0.17 | 6.80 | 5.70 | 6.60 | 5.72 | ||
Neutrophil (%) | a70.12±3.35 | 75.96 | 61.32 | 80.79 | 59.44 | **0.0070 |
b53.83±1.62 | 57.00 | 47.00 | 58.01 | 49.65 | ||
Lymphocyte (%) | a18.03±2.58 | 24.47 | 12.55 | 26.26 | 9.78 | **0.0095 |
b27.17±1.75 | 33.00 | 20.00 | 31.68 | 22.66 | ||
Monocyte (%) | a3.42±0.30 | 4.26 | 2.83 | 4.38 | 2.46 | *0.0122 |
b2.00±0.42 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 0.89 | ||
Basophil (%) | a0.085±0.030 | 0.170 | 0.030 | 0.183 | -0.013 | **0.0056 |
b0.003±0.002 | 0.010 | 0.00 | 0.008 | -0.002 | ||
Eosinophil (%) | a8.42±2.61 | 13.00 | 1.09 | 16.73 | 0.11 | *0.0139 |
b17.42±2.55 | 28.50 | 13.00 | 23.99 | 10.84 |
N = number of animals, (a) = captive animals, (b) = Wild animals. Signi cant difference with *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.