Table 1.

A list of 39 hematology and serum chemistry analytes measured in killer whales

Blood analyte	Sex	Age category	Season
Hematology
Hb (g/dL)		+	+
HCT (%)		+	+
RBC (106/μL)		+	+
MCV (fL)		+	+
MCH (pg)		+
MCHC (g/dL)		+
RDW (%)	+	+
Platelet (103/μL)		+
MPV (fL)	+	+
Retic (%)		+	+
WBC (103/μL)		+	+
Abs segs (103/μL)		+	+
Abs lymphs (103/μL)		+
Abs monos (103/μL)		+
Abs eos (103/μL)		+
ESR60 (mm/h)		+
Serum chemistry
Glucose (mg/dL)		+	+
BUN (mg/dL)		+	+
Creat (mg/dL)		+	+
TBili (mg/dL)		+
Cholesterol (mg/dL)		+	+
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	+	+	+
TProtein (g/dL)		+	+
Albumin (g/dL)		+	+
Globulin (g/dL)		+	+
ALP (IU/L)		+	+
ALT (IU/L)		+	+
AST (IU/L)		+	+
GGT (IU/L)		+	+
CK (IU/L)		+
LD (IU/L)		+
Calcium (mg/dL)		+
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	+	+	+
Sodium (mEq/L)		+	+
Potassium (mEq/L)		+
Chloride (mEq/L)		+	+
CO2 (mEq/L)		+	+
Iron (μg/dL)		+
FIB (mg/dL)		+
N (%) analytes affected (P < 0.05)	4 (10)	39 (100)	23 (59)

Hb, hemoglobin concentration; RBC, red blood cell count; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; RDW, red blood cell distribution width; platelet, platelet count; MPV, mean platelet volume; Retic, reticulocyte fraction; WBC, total white blood cell count; Abs segs, segmented neutrophil count; Abs lymphs, absolute lymphocyte count; Abs monos, monocyte count; Abs eos, eosinophil counts; ESR60, erythrocyte sedimentation rate at 60 minutes; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Creat, creatinine; Tbili, total bilirubin; Tprotein, total protein; globulin, total globulins; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; GGT, gamma‐glutamyl transpeptidase; CK, creatinine kinase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus; Na, sodium; K, potassium; Cl, chloride; FIB, fibrinogen.

Analytes for which sex, age, and season were a significant factor (P < 0.01) while correcting for each of the other factors, are indicated.