TABLE 61-2.
Reference Ranges for Hematological Parameters for Giraffidae from Composite MedARKS records62
| Parameter | Unit | Giraffe Mean ± Standard Deviation |
Okapi Mean ± Standard Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leukocytes or white blood cell count | 109/liter (L) | 12.6 ± 4.8 (479) | 8 ± 3 (91) |
| Neutrophils: bands | 109/L | 0.86 ± 1.2 (181) | 0.11 ± 0.1 (14) |
| Neutrophils: segmented | 109/L | 9.2 ± 4.2 (446) | 5.1 ± 2.5 (81) |
| Lymphocytes | 109/L | 2.3 ± 1.4 (451) | 2.4 ± 1 (81) |
| Eosinophils | 109/L | 0.40 ± 0.40 (266) | 0.16 ± 0.11 (32) |
| Monocytes | 109/L | 0.41 ± 0.37 (370) | 0.29 ± 0.31 (70) |
| Basophils | 109/L | 0.29 ± 0.22 (255) | 0.15 ± 0.09 (18) |
| Hematocrit or packed cell volume | Liter per liter (L/L) | 0.35 ± 0.06 (550) | 0.36 ± 0.08 (92) |
| Erythrocytes or red blood cell count | 1012/L | 10.5 ± 2.4 (350) | 10.0 ± 2.7 (80) |
| Hemoglobin | Gram per liter (g/L) | 119 ± 18 (376) | 124 ± 27 (90) |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin | Picogram per cell (pg/cell) | 11.7 ± 2.7 (340) | 12.7 ± 1.7 (79) |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration | g/L | 348 ± 35 (373) | 347 ± 29 (89) |
| Mean corpuscular volume | Femtoliters (fL) | 34.1 ± 8.4 (346) | 36.7 ± 4.1 (78) |
| Platelets | 1012/L | 0.42 ± 0.17 (93) | 0.38 ± 0.11 (20) |
Note: Values represent mean ± standard deviation (n).