Ostrich 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	Approx. 32
Hemoglobin (Hgb)	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	Approx. 12
Red Blood Cells (RBC)	x10-6/uL	Per microlitre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	Approx 1.7
Reticulocytes	%	Percentage	%	Percentage	No data
Mean Corpuscular Volume	f/L	Per femtolitre	f/L	Per femtolitre	Approx. 174
Mean Corpuscular Hgb	pg	Per picogram	pg	Per picogram	Approx. 61
Mean Corpuscular Hgb Concentration	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10 g/L	Grams per litre	33
Platelets	x10-5/uL	Per microlitre	x10-11/L	Per litre	2 - 9
White Blood Cells	x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	x10-9/L	Per litre	5.5
Neutrophils (Segmented)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	Approx. 63% or approx. 3.4
Neutrophils (band)	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	No data
Lymphocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	Approx. 34 / Approx. 188
Monocytes	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	Approx. 2.8 / Approx. 0.15
Eosinophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	Approx. 0.3 / Approx. 0.02
Basophils	% x10-3/uL	Per microlitre	% x10-9/L	Per litre	Approx. 0.2
Myeloid/Erythroid Ratio	No units	No units	No units	No units	No data
Plasma Proteins	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	No data
Plasma Fibrogen	g/dL	Grams per deci-litre	x10g/L	Grams per litre	No data

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.