Veterinary Medicine International / 2022 / Article / Tab 5 / Research Article
Blood Reference Intervals for Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus ) from Puerto Rico Table 5 Mean and standard deviation hematology values for Antillean manatees from Puerto Rico for all sex classes (males and females,
n = 70): males only,
n = 33, and females only,
n = 37, with ±1 standard deviation ranges in parentheses. Significant differences using
values are indicated with an asterisk (
Parameter All manatee samples Males Females Mean ± SD Range Mean ± SD Range Mean ± SD Range Liver-associated enzymes and pigments LDH (U/L) 425.3 ± 164.6 (261–590) 392.3 ± 155.0 (237–547) 458.4 ± 170.0 (288–628) 0.127 TOT BILI (mg/dL) 0.2 ± 0.1 (0.1–0.3) 0.2 ± 0.1 (0.1–0.3) 0.2 ± 0.1 (0.1–0.3) 0.573 Muscle-associated enzymes ALT (U/L) 15.4 ± 7.1 (8.3–23) 14.6 ± 8.1 (6.5–23) 16.0 ± 6.3 (9.8–22) 0.435 AST (U/L) 11.4 ± 5.2 (6.1–17) 9.9 ± 4.9 (5.0–15) 12.8 ± 5.3 (7.5–18) 0.053 ALP (U/L) 78.2 ± 20.4 (58–99) 75.1 ± 20.3 (55–95) 81.0 ± 20.4 (61–101) 0.271 CPK (U/L) 99.8 ± 32.3 (68–132) 101.2 ± 32.1 (69–103) 98.5 ± 33.2 (65–132) 0.785 Kidney-associated compounds and products BUN (mg/dL) 4.2 ± 2.1 (2.1–6.3) 4.6 ± 2.2 (2.4–6.8) 3.9 ± 2.1 (1.9–6.0) 0.222 CREA (mg/dL) 1.5 ± 0.4 (1.1–1.9) 1.5 ± 0.4 (1.1–2.0) 1.5 ± 0.4 (1.1–1.9) 0.771 BUN:CREA 2.1 ± 0.7 (1.4–2.8) 2.3 ± 0.7 (1.5–3.0) 2.0 ± 0.7 (1.2–2.7) 0.234 UA (mg/dL) 0.9 ± 0.5 (0.4–1.4) 0.9 ± 0.5 (0.4–1.5) 0.9 ± 0.5 (0.4–1.4) 0.723 Sugars, lipids, and pancreatic-associated enzymes GLU (mg/dL) 91.2 ± 18.5 (73–110) 90.4 ± 18.7 (72–109) 91.8 ± 18.6 (73–110) 0.771 TRIG (mg/dL) 109.3 ± 25.2 (84–135) 109.8 ± 24.2 (86–134) 108.8 ± 26.6 (82–135) 0.900 CHOL (mg/dL) 117.5 ± 25.7 (92–143) 121.0 ± 23.5 (97–144) 114.3 ± 27.7 (87–142) 0.380 AMY (U/L) 599.7 ± 149.1 (451–749) 596.4 ± 134.0 (462–730) 609.0 ± 209.3 (400–818) 0.916 Proteins TOT PROT (g/dL) 7.0 ± 0.5 (6.4–7.5) 7.0 ± 0.5 (6.5–7.5) 6.9 ± 0.5 (6.4–7.5) 0.772 ALB (g/dL) 3.9 ± 0.5 (3.5–4.4) 4.0 ± 0.4 (3.5–4.4) 3.9 ± 0.5 (3.4–4.4) 0.746 GLOB (g/dL) 2.9 ± 0.4 (2.5–3.3) 2.9 ± 0.4 (2.4–3.3) 2.9 ± 0.4 (2.4–3.3) 0.998 ALB:GLOB 1.4 ± 0.3 (1.1–1.7) 1.4 ± 0.3 (1.1–1.7) 1.4 ± 0.3 (1.1–1.7) 0.682 Electrolytes NA (mmol/L) 151.0 ± 5.5 (146–157) 151.0 ± 5.7 (145–157) 151.0 ± 5.4 (146–156) 0.956 Cl− (mmol/L) 99.6 ± 6.3 (93–106) 99.2 ± 5.5 (94–105) 99.9 ± 6.9 (93–107) 0.669 K (mmol/L) 5.3 ± 0.7 (4.6–5.9) 5.3 ± 0.6 (4.8–5.9) 5.3 ± 0.7 (4.5–6.0) 0.713 PO4 (mg/dL) 5.9 ± 1.1 (4.8–7.0) 5.9 ± 1.1 (4.8–7.0) 5.9 ± 1.2 (4.7–7.0) 0.921 Ca (mg/dL) 9.8 ± 0.7 (9.2–11) 9.9 ± 0.6 (9.3–10) 9.8 ± 0.7 (9.1–11) 0.676 CO2 (mmol/L) 26.7 ± 9.5 (17–36) 26.9 ± 8.4 (19–35) 26.5 ± 10.5 (16–37) 0.863 AG (mmol/L) 27.9 ± 10.6 (17–39) 27.8 ± 9.2 (19–37) 28.0 ± 11.7 (16–40) 0.997
