Ovine 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	27 - 45
Hemoglobin (Hgb)	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	9 - 15
Red Blood Cells (RBC)	x10-6/uL	Per microlitre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	9 - 15
Reticulocytes	%	Percentage	%	Percentage	0
Mean Corpuscular Volume	f/L	Per femtolitre	f/L	Per femtolitre	28 - 40
Mean Corpuscular Hgb	pg	Per picogram	pg	Per picogram	8 - 12
Mean Corpuscular Hgb Concentration	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	31 - 34
Platelets	x10-5/uL	Per microlitre	x10-11/L	Per litre	2.5 - 7.5
White Blood Cells	x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	x10-9/L	Per litre	4 - 12
Neutrophils (Segmented)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	10 - 50% or 0.7 - 6.0
Neutrophils (band)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0
Lymphocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	40 - 75 / 2 - 9
Monocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 6 / 0 - 0.75
Eosinophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 10 / 0 - 1
Basophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 3% or 0 - 0.3
Myeloid/Erythroid Ratio	No units	No units	No units	No units	0.8 - 1.7 : 1
Plasma Proteins	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	6 - 7.5
Plasma Fibrogen	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	0.1 - 0.5

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.