*In '''premature''' or '''dysmature equine neonates''', the normal neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio of approximately 2: 1 may be reversed to produce an apparent lymphocytosis. Such animals will also have an increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of their red blood cells. | *In '''premature''' or '''dysmature equine neonates''', the normal neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio of approximately 2: 1 may be reversed to produce an apparent lymphocytosis. Such animals will also have an increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of their red blood cells. |