Table 3.
Comparison of haematological parameters with published results about the Przewalski and domestic horses
| Variables | Calf Saiga antelope (n = 30–37) | Equus Przewalski (n = 20) |
E.p. ISIS (n = 39–78) |
Ergebinese dei (n = 4) |
Equus horse (n = 4) |
Light horse (n = 44–50) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC (×1012/L) | 6.60 ± 1.70 | 8.9 ± 0.9 | NA | NA | 8.6 (8.4–10.8) | 8.8 ± 0.95 |
| Haematocrit (l/l) | 73.59 ± 13.32 | 43.7 ± 3.7 | 0.42 ± 0.07 | NA | 0.47 (0.38–0.50) | 0.40 ± 0.04 |
| Haemoglobin (g/l) | 151.33 ± 42.63 | 155 ± 1.7 | 154 ± 2 | NA | 163 (14.3–20) | 146 ± 16.5 |
| WBC (×109/L) | 2.48 ± 0.91 | 8.26 ± 1.68 | 8.3 ± 2.5 | 7.5 (5.1–9.2) | 9.6 (8.4–10.8) | 7.45 ± 1.28 |
| Platelets (×109/L) | 0.26 ± 0.14 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.06 ± 0.1 |
| Intermediate (×109/L) | 3.08 ± 1.05 | 5.18 ± 1.44 | NA | NA | NA | 3.75 ± 0.88 |
| Lymphocytes (×109/L) | 0.49 ± 0.24 | 2.8 ± 0.81 | 154 ± 2 | NA | NA | 3.10 ± 0.75 |
| Granulocytes (×109/L) | 0.09 ± 0.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.2 ± 0.2 |
Abbreviations: NA, not available, n, number of samples, in this table, our results were slightly similar to what was reported by other researchers.