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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