Caprine Haematology

WIKINORMALS SMALL RUMINANTS HAEMATOLOGY

Haematologic Type	US Units	Full US Units	Internarional Standard Units (SI)	Full SI Units	Normal Ranges
UNITED STATES UNITS / International Standard Units (SI)
Packed Cell Volume (PCV) (Haematocrit)	%	Percentage	x10-2/L	Per litr	22 - 38
Hemoglobin (Hgb)	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	8 - 12
Red Blood Cells (RBC)	x10-6/uL	Per microlitre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	8 - 18
Reticulocytes	%	Percentage	%	Percentage	0
Mean Corpuscular Volume	f/L	Per femtolitre	f/L	Per femtolitre	16 - 25
Mean Corpuscular Hgb	pg	Per picogram	pg	Per picogram	5.2 - 8
Mean Corpuscular Hgb Concentration	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	30 - 36
Platelets	x10-5/uL	Per microlitre	x10-11/L	Per litre	3 - 6
White Blood Cells	x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	x10-9/L	Per litre	4 - 13
Neutrophils (Segmented)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	30 - 48% or 1.2 - 7.2
Neutrophils (band)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	Rare
Lymphocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	50 - 70 / 2 - 9
Monocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 4 / 0 - 0.55
Eosinophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	1 - 8 / 0.05 - 0.65
Basophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 1% or 0 - 0.12
Myeloid/Erythroid Ratio	No units	No units	No units	No units	0.7 - 1.0 : 1
Plasma Proteins	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	6 - 7.75
Plasma Fibrogen	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	0.1 - 0.4

Kahn, Cynthia M., Line, Scott., Aiello, Susan E. (2005) The Merck Veterinary Manual. Ninth Edition ed. New Jersey, United States of America: Merck & Co., Inc. & Merial Limited. pp.Hematological Reference Guides.