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Table 6.2.

Haematological reference range

Laboratory reference range (Gillett, 1994) Comment
Erythrocytes 4-7 × 10−12/l Anisocytosis, polychromasia, small numbers of nucleated red blood cells and Howell-Jolly bodies can be normal findings in rabbit blood films

Haemoglobin 10-15 g/dl

PCV 33-48% (0.33-0.48 l/l) 31–40% usual range for pet rabbits

MCV 60-75 μm3(fl)

MCH 19-23 pg

MCHC 34.5 g/dl

Reticulocytes 2-4%

Platelets 250-600 × 10−3/l (10−9/l)

White cells 5-12 × 10−3/l (10−9/l)

Neutrophils 30-50% Neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio is approximately 1:1 in a healthy adult

Lymphocytes 30-60%

Eosinophils 0-5%

Basophils 0-8%

Monocytes 2-10%

From: Gillett, C.S. (1994). Selected drug dosages and clinical reference data. In The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit. 2nd edn. (P.J. Manning, D.H. Ringler, C.E. Newcomer, eds). pp 467–472. Academic Press.; Sanderson, J.H., Philips, C.E. (1981). Rabbits: In An Atlas of Laboratory Animal Haematology. p. 6. Oxford University Press.

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