Equine Haematology

()Map WIKINORMALS (Map) EQUINE SECTION

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	32 - 48 (Lower in cold-blooded)
Hemoglobin (Hgb)	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	10 - 18
Red Blood Cells (RBC)	x10-6/uL	Per microlitre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	6 - 12
Reticulocytes	%	Percentage	%	Percentage	0
Mean Corpuscular Volume	f/L	Per femtolitre	f/L	Per femtolitre	34 - 58
Mean Corpuscular Hgb	pg	Per picogram	pg	Per picogram	13 - 19
Mean Corpuscular Hgb Concentration	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	31 - 37
Platelets	x10-5/uL	Per microlitre	x10-11/L	Per litre	1 - 6
White Blood Cells	x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	x10-9/L	Per litre	6 - 12
Neutrophils (Segmented)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	30 - 75% or 3 - 6
Neutrophils (band)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 1% or 0 - 0.1
Lymphocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	25 - 60 / 1.5 - 5
Monocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	1 - 8 / 0 - 0.6
Eosinophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	1 - 10 / 0 - 0.8
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	0.9 - 3.8 : 1
Plasma Proteins	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	6 - 8.5
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.