Bovine 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	24 - 46
Hemoglobin (Hgb)	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	8 - 15
Red Blood Cells (RBC)	x10-6/uL	Per microlitre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	5 - 10
Reticulocytes	%	Percentage	%	Percentage	0
Mean Corpuscular Volume	f/L	Per femtolitre	f/L	Per femtolitre	40 - 60
Mean Corpuscular Hgb	pg	Per picogram	pg	Per picogram	11 - 17
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	1 - 8
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	15 - 45% or 0.6 - 4
Neutrophils (band)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 2% or 0 - 0.12
Lymphocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	45 - 75 / 2.5 - 7.5
Monocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	2 - 7 / 0.025 - 0.85
Eosinophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	2 - 20 / 0 - 2.4
Basophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 2% or 0 - 0.2
Myeloid/Erythroid Ratio	No units	No units	No units	No units	0.3 - 1.8 : 1
Plasma Proteins	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	6 - 8
Plasma Fibrogen	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	0.1 - 0.6

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.