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PORPHYRULA ALLENI
ALLEN'S GALLINULE

Physiological reference ranges calculated for:

Sample results submitted by 2 member institutions.

© I.S.I.S. - October 1999
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Reference Ranges for Physiological Data Values
TestUnitsMeanSt. Dev.Minimum
Value
Maximum
Value
Sample
Sizea
Animalsb
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^3/µl 7.731 5.774 2.750 21.40 9 6
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT *10^6/µl 2.45 0.65 1.65 3.17 7 5
HEMOGLOBIN g/dl 14.8 1.0 13.6 15.4 3 3
HEMATOCRIT % 42.9 4.8 36.0 50.0 9 6
MCV fL 186.8 48.6 119.7 261.8 7 5
MCH pg/cell 57.5 20.1 43.7 80.6 3 3
MCHC g/dl 30.5 1.5 28.9 31.9 3 3
HETEROPHILS *10^3/µl 4.304 4.314 0.990 15.40 9 6
LYMPHOCYTES *10^3/µl 2.862 1.691 0.980 5.620 9 6
MONOCYTES *10^3/µl 0.341 0.307 0.070 1.073 9 6
EOSINOPHILS *10^3/µl 0.331 0.202 0.073 0.540 4 3
BASOPHILS *10^3/µl 0.175 0.050 0.109 0.216 4 4
CALCIUM mg/dl 9.2 0.6 8.7 10.3 5 5
PHOSPHORUS mg/dl 3.9 1.5 1.6 5.2 5 5
SODIUM mEq/L 143 2 141 144 3 3
POTASSIUM mEq/L 2.9 0.6 2.2 3.4 3 3
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN mg/dl 3 2 2 5 3 3
URIC ACID mg/dl 18.5 6.5 13.6 29.7 5 5
GLUCOSE mg/dl 268 34 222 302 5 5
CHOLESTEROL mg/dl 360 51 324 418 3 3
CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE IU/L 843 692 230 1593 3 3
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE IU/L 429 188 222 589 3 3
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE IU/L 620 386 312 1053 3 3
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE IU/L 51 79 5 169 4 4
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE IU/L 294 89 199 402 4 4
TOTAL PROTEIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 4.4 0.6 3.7 4.9 5 5
GLOBULIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 2.6 0.4 2.0 3.0 5 5
ALBUMIN (COLORIMETRY) g/dl 1.8 0.1 1.6 1.9 5 5


a Number of samples used to calculate the reference range.
b Number of different individuals contributing to the reference values.
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