Porcine 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	36 - 43
Hemoglobin (Hgb)	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	9 - 13
Red Blood Cells (RBC)	x10-6/uL	Per microlitre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	5 - 7
Reticulocytes	%	Percentage	%	Percentage	0 - 12
Mean Corpuscular Volume	f/L	Per femtolitre	f/L	Per femtolitre	52 - 62
Mean Corpuscular Hgb	pg	Per picogram	pg	Per picogram	17 - 24
Mean Corpuscular Hgb Concentration	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	29 - 34
Platelets	x10-5/uL	Per microlitre	x10-11/L	Per litre	2 - 5
White Blood Cells	x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	x10-9/L	Per litre	11 - 22
Neutrophils (Segmented)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	20 - 70% or 2 - 15
Neutrophils (band)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 4% or 0 - 0.8
Lymphocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	35 - 75 / 3.8 - 16.5
Monocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 10 / 0 - 1
Eosinophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 15 / 0 - 1.5
Basophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	0 - 3% or 0 - 0.5
Myeloid/Erythroid Ratio	No units	No units	No units	No units	1.2 - 2.2 : 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	0.2 - 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.