Table 3.
Comparative hematology and blood chemistry data from gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) translocated to Nokuse Plantation sampled during rehabilitation within 14 days after admission in comparison to a free-ranging population translocated from Georgia to South Carolina (35) and a free-ranging population in Georgia (36).
| Hematology | Rehab (<14 days)(n = 12) | Hernandez et al. (35) (n = 10) | Taylor and Jacobson (36) (n = 13) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | ||
| Packed Cell Volume | 15 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 30 | |
| White blood cell concentration (× 103/ul) | 12.79 | 3.80 | 32.00 | 10.28 | 4.20 | 17.6 | 15.70 | 10.00 | 22.00 | |
| Heterophils (× 103/ul) | 6.75 | 1.50 | 21.00 | 4.81 | 1.60 | 10.9 | **4.76 | 1.57 | 8.95 | |
| Immature Heterophils (× 103/ul) | 0.31 | 0 | 1.70 | |||||||
| Lymphocytes (× 103/ul) | 2.71 | 0.34 | 4.60 | 1.43 | 0.29 | 5.46 | 8.89 | 5.02 | 12.4 | |
| Monocytes (× 103/ul) | 1.60 | 0.13 | 3.70 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.72 | 1.16 | 0.47 | 20.88 | |
| Eosinophils (× 103/ul) | 0.81 | 0 | 2.60 | 0.56 | 0 | 1.51 | ** (see heterophils) | |||
| Basophils (× 103/ul) | 0.77 | 0 | 1.90 | 3.37 | 1.25 | 7.92 | 0.90 | 0.31 | 1.73 | |
| Heterophil:Lymphocyte Ratio | 2.70 | 0.71 | 8.08 | 5.23 | 1.61 | 10.69 | ||||
| Blood chemistry | Rehab (<14 days) (n = 11) | Hernandez et al. (35) (n = 14) | Taylor and Jacobson (36) (n = variable) | |||||||
| Mean | min | max | Mean | min | max | n | Mean | min | max | |
| Total Protein (g/dL) | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Globulins (g/dL) | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | |||||||
| AST (U/L) | 240 | 53 | 650 | 163 | 87 | 252 | 17 | 136 | 57 | 392 |
| Creatine Kinase (U/L) | 3,117 | 31 | 27,231 | 1,408 | 55 | 5,705 | 13 | 160 | 32 | 628 |
| Blood Urea Nitrogen (mg/dL) | 89 | 15 | 229 | 30 | 1 | 130 | ||||
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 36 | 9 | 70 | 121 | 10 | 282 | 13 | 76 | 19 | 150 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 72 | 8 | 134 | 131 | 81 | 197 | 16 | 75 | 55 | 128 |
| Calcium [Ca] (mg/dL) | 9.4 | 8.2 | 11.7 | 15.7 | 11.4 | 23.2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 |
| Phosphorus [P] (mg/dL) | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 17 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| Ca/P ratio | 5.4 | 2.2 | 8.4 | |||||||
| Chloride (mEq/L) | 93 | 24 | 121 | 92 | 88 | 98 | 17 | 102 | 35 | 128 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 4.0 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 7.0 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 119 | 30 | 151 | 126 | 121 | 130 | 17 | 138 | 127 | 148 |
| Uric Acid (mg/dL) | 7.2 | 2.0 | 26.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 17 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 14 | 2 | 33 | 177 | 29 | 523 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 178 |
**
Heterophils and eosinophils combined as reported in reference.