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Table 8 RI and descriptives of haematological parameters for the reference population of adult Bonelli’s eagles

From: Haematological and biochemical reference values for Bonelli’s eagles in the wild and in captivity: implications for conservation and rehabilitation programs

Parameter

SI Units

RI

mean (sd), median

min

max

n

Stat significance

PCV

%

33.23 - 46.99

40.11 (3.51), 40.5

33.0

48.0

46

b***

RBC

\(10^{12}\;L^{-1}\)

1.37 - 2.84

2.1 (0.37), 2.09

1.25

2.86

45

 

Hb

\(g\; dL^{-1}\)

10.64 - 15.52

13.08 (1.24), 13

10.6

16.33

47

b***

MCV

fl

145.24 - 265.48

189.95 (31.15), 183.17

132.87

269.66

47

b*

MCH

pg

48.41 - 108.96

76.23 (80.53), 63.76

44.3

660.75

45

b**

MCHC

\(g\; L^{-1}\)

32.49 - 34.18

34.0 (4.4), 33.33

28.18

42.90

43

 

WBC

\(10^{9}\;L^{-1}\)

3617.48 - 16317.38

9967.43 (3239.83), 9456

4620.0

17600.0

48

 

% Heterophils

%

44.5 - 76.88

63.13 (9.57), 64.0

31.00

77.00

44

 

Heterophil count

\(10^{9}\;L^{-1}\)

1445.78 - 11557.092

6501.44 (2579.46), 6441.6

2217.6

13170.04

44

b***

% Lymphocytes

%

16.0 - 53.1

26.55 (8.44), 24.5

16.0

54.00

42

 

Lymphocyte count

\(10^{9}\;L^{-1}\)

1022.87 - 6104.08

2672.14 (1157.25), 2468.95

1016.4

6142.0

42

 

% Eosinophils

%

3.0 - 14.8

6.6 (3.02), 6.0

3.00

15.00

43

 

Eosinophil count

\(10^{9}\;L^{-1}\)

190.24 - 1742.4

658.65 (358.06), 600.6

189.06

1768.8

43

b***

% Monocytes

%

-

3.87 (2.34), 4.0

0.0

9.0

48

 

Monocyte count

\(10^{9}\;L^{-1}\)

-

381.78 (264.93), 345.48

0.0

1016.4

48

 

% Basophils

%

-

0.45 (0.92), 0.0

0.0

4.0

48

 

Basophil count

\(10^{9}\;L^{-1}\)

-

48.78 (107.1), 0.0

0.0

563.2

48

b***

H/L ratio

 

0.08 - 0.59

0.28 (0.15), 0.23

0.08

0.75

33

b**

  1. Mean (sd) median, minimum and maximum values and number of reference samples used to determine RI (n) are included. PCV haematocrit, RBC red blood cell count, MCV mean cell volume, MCV mean corpuscular volume, MCH mean corpuscular haemoglobin, MCHC mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, WBC white blood cell count, H/L ratio Heterophils/LYMs ratio. Results of U Test (p value) b: Differences between nestlings and adults \(p< 0.001^{***}, p< 0.005^{**}, p< 0.05^{*}\)