Table 6.
Hematology reference intervals for West Indian manatees from Puerto Rico, Guyana, Mexico, Belize, Brazil, and Florida. Puerto Rico values included all samples (calves, subadults, and adults). Abbreviations for parameters are detailed in the materials and methods section. Columns with an asterisk (∗) signify that the range values are minimum and maximum.
| Parameter | Antillean manatees | Florida manatees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | Guyana [7] | Mexico [8] | Belize [9] | Brazil [14]∗ | Florida [6] | Florida [25]∗ | |
| n = 70 | n = 11 | n = 18 | n = 82 | n = 30 | n = 23 | n = 52 | |
| WBC (109/L) | 4.0–8.0 | 4.6–8.6 | 3.9–9.1 | 3.4–7.9 | 4.4–11 | 4–12 | 2.8–14 |
| RBC (106/mm3) | 2.1–3.3 | 2.2–2.8 | 2.3–3.3 | 2.2–3.0 | 2.5–3.0 | 2.4–3.4 | 2.2–3.4 |
| Hb (g/dl) | 9.0–14 | 8.9–11 | 9.8–13 | 9.5–12 | 9.1–11 | 9.8–13 | 9.4–14 |
| HCT (%) | 28–41 | 17–24 | 31–42 | 30–37 | 29–34 | 30–40 | 29–44 |
| PLTS (103/mm3) | 207–390 | — | 138–266 | 156–384 | — | 195–412 | 111–424 |
| Red blood cell indices | |||||||
| MCV (fL) | 120–137 | — | — | 100–146 | 109–116 | 122–149 | 114–140 |
| MCH (pg) | 40–43 | — | — | 36–44 | 33–38 | 38–46 | 37–45 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 31–34 | — | 30–33 | 29–35 | 29–33 | 30–33 | 28–35 |
| RDW (%) | 15–21 | — | — | — | — | — | 14–23 |
| White blood cell differential | |||||||
| LYMPH (%) | 28–57 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MONO (%) | 1–6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EOSIN (%) | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — |
| BASO (%) | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
| HET (%) | 38–67 | — | — | — | — | — | — |