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Reference Values

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Parameter

Units

 Ref 1a.
Mean +/- SD		 Ref 1a.
Range		 Ref 1b.
Mean +/- SD		 Ref 1b.
Range

Units

 Parameter
Haemoglobin g/litre         g/litre Haemoglobin
g/dl 15.9 +/- 1.1 13.70-17.50 15.8 +/- 1.3 13.50-18.30 g/dl
RBC
(Erythrocyte)
count		 x1012/l         x1012/l RBC
(Erythrocyte)
count
x106/mm3 7.7 +/- 0.8 6.59-8.56 7.6 +/- 1.0 6.45-9.02 x106/mm3
x106/μl         x106/μl
PCV (Haematocrit) l/l         l/l PCV (Haematocrit)
% 47.5 +/- 2.8 42.00-53.00 48.7 +/- 3.9 42.00-55/00 %
MCV fl (or μm3) 61.0 +/- 2.4 57.60-65.60 63.4 +/- 2.3 58.80-68.90 fl (or μm3) MCV
MCH pg/cell         pg/cell MCH
mg/dl         mg/dl
MCHC g/L 33.5 +/- 1.1 31.50-34.70 32.4 +/- 1.0 31.10-34.50 g/dL MCHC
Tot. WBC
(Leukocytes)		 x109/l         x109/l Tot. WBC
(Leukocytes)
x103/μl (x103/mm3) 8.0 +/- 3.0 2.20-14.70 6.0 +/- 4.0 2.0-16.0 x103/μl (x103/mm3)
Neutrophils x109/l         x109/l Neutrophils
% 50.3 +/- 21.4 13.00-81.50 32.0 +/- 12.2 14.0-57.5 %
x103/μl 33.638 +/- 2.580 1.342-12.789 1.726 +/- 0.963 0.378-3.416 x103/μl
Lymphocytes x109/l         x109/l Lymphocytes
% 42.6 +/- 19.7 25.0-83.0 57.2 +/- 13.1 32.0-80.0 %
x103/μl 3.302 +/- 2.399 0.682-8.549 3.197 +/- 2.543 1.540-11.431 x103/μl
Monocytes x109/l         x109/l Monocytes
% 4.0 +/- 2.65 2.0-10.0 6.1 +/- 3.7 1.0-16.0 %
x103/μl 0.405 +/- 0.209 0.198-0.820     x103/μl
Eosinophils x109/l         x109/l Eosinophils
% 2.1 +/- 2.2 0.0-8.0 4.1 +/- 2.3 0.0 - 11.0 %
x103/μl 0.199 +/- 0.265 0.0-0.864 0.291 +/- 0.240 0.0-0.840 x103/μl
Basophils x109/l         x109/l Basophils
% 0.41 +/- 1.6 0.0-1.5 0.35 +/- 1.2 0.0-2.0 %
x103/μl 0.056 +/- 0.038 0.0-0.130 0.024 +/- 0.056 0.0-0.112 x103/μl
Platelets x109/l         x109/l Platelets
x103/μl         x103/μl
Plasma protein g/dl 5.4 +/- 0.4 4.80-6.60 5.90 +/- 8.0 4.70-7.10 g/dl Plasma protein
Plasma fibrinogen mg/dl 264.7 +/- 102.5 100-500 278.50 +/- 120.5 100-500 mg/dl Plasma fibrinogen
Erythrocyte sedimentation 
rate (ESR)		 %         % Erythrocyte sedimentation 
rate (ESR)

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Reference 1.
Wildpro Data Source J495.22.w1
Ref Title Hematology of the black-tailed jack rabbit, (Lepus californicus californicus)
Ref Author(s) Fetters, M.D.
Animal Details
  • a) 17 adult hares.
  • b) 14 juveniles less than 10 months old.
  • Hares were bled from the central ear artery.
Laboratory Techniques  
Comments There was a relative and absolute increase in neutrophils in adults compared with juveniles.

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Reference 2.

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