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. 2014 Jun 25:568–584. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4557-7397-8.00058-X

TABLE 58-4.

Reference Range for Hematologic Parameters (Adults) in Selected Species

Parameter Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)* S. African Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) Visayan Warty Pig (Sus celebrifons)* Collared Peccary (Tayassu tajacua)
Erythrocytes × 106/microliter (µL) 5.08–8.86 4.73–10 4.56–10.5 4.8–9.7 4.89–9.58

Packed cell volume (%) 31.3–56.5 27.4–60 28.8–54.3 30.9–53.2 26–53

Hemoglobin, gram per deciliter (g/dL) 1.36–16.2 9.4–16.2 9.1–17.6 9.9–15.9 9.4–18

Mean corpuscular volume, (dL) 17.5–69.9 39.4–71.7 51.5–93.8 25.9–69.6 43.8–92

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, picogram (pg) 16.3–23.3 10.2–23.9 15.7–28.1 14.2–22.3 16–23.4

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, (g/dL) 28.6–36.8 25.8–36.8 26.3–35.7 0.6–33.2 21.5–36.4

Leukocytes/µL 4500–1800 4.1–15,000 3500–17,800 5900–23,300 2900–22,600

Neutrophils/µL 2745–12060 614–10,300 714–12,100 2599–18,407 1800–15,100

Band neutrophils/µL 87–424 86–801 57–595 83 44–5420

Lymphocytes/µL 391–5610 224–7840 755–9870 1328–7520 414–8100

Eosinophils/µL 45–1761 23–1357 44–1176 59–352 33–528

Monocytes/µL 213–1980 47–1053 38–1780 112–1066 33–1668

Basophils/µL 67–200 0–340 11–540 54–264 44–225

Platelets ×103/µL 0.176–499 120–732 36–784 0.194–296 106–255

Plasma protein (g/dL) 5.7–9.5 ND ND ND ND

Fibrinogen, milligram per deciliter (mg/dL) 200–500 ND 0–700 100–600 200–300

ND, No data.

*

Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego Zoo Department of Pathology, Clinical Pathology Laboratory.

International Species Information System, August 2002.