Table 1 Erythrocyte variables’ reference intervals of Danish sows at mid-gestation
From: Hematologic reference intervals of Danish sows at mid-gestation
Variable | Unit | N | Mean | Median | Range (min–max) | Reference limits with 90% confidence limits (CL) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower (90% CL) | Upper (90% CL) | ||||||
Hemoglobin | Mmol/L | 223 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.3–10.5 | 6.4 (6.3–6.4) | 9.0 (8.6–9.8) |
g/L | 223 | 120.3 | 119.2 | 101.5–169.1 | 103.1 (101.5–103.1) | 145.0 (138.5–157.8) | |
RBC | 1012/L | 223 | 6.14 | 6.07 | 4.86–8.99 | 4.98 (4.88–5.12) | 7.50 (7.21–8.71) |
Hematocrit | L/L | 223 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.32–0.55 | 0.32 (0.32–0.33) | 0.47 (0.45–0.52) |
MCV | fL | 223 | 63.4 | 63.5 | 55.6–70.2 | 57.0 (56.3–57.9) | 69.3 (68.3–70.0) |
MCH | fmol | 223 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.08–1.36 | 1.09 (1.09–1.10) | 1.34 (1.34–1.36) |
MCHC | Mmol/L | 223 | 19.27 | 19.28 | 18.21–21.02 | 18.37 (18.24–18.54) | 20.31 (19.98–20.64) |
g/L | 223 | 310.43 | 310.60 | 293.36–338.63 | 295.94 (293.84–298.67) | 327.19 (321.87–332.51) | |
CHCM | Mmol/L | 223 | 19.48 | 19.51 | 18.19–20.61 | 18.64 (18.42–18.76) | 20.35 (20.10–20.55) |
g/L | 223 | 313.82 | 314.30 | 293.04–332.02 | 300.29 (296.74–302.22) | 327.83 (323.81–331.06) | |
RDW | % | 223 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 13.7–18.5 | 14.4 (14.2–14.5) | 17.2 (17.1–18.4) |
HDW | Mmol/L | 223 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.86–1.28 | 0.89 (0.86–0.91) | 1.15 (1.13–1.25) |
g/L | 223 | 16.11 | 15.94 | 13.85–20.62 | 14.33 (13.85–14.66) | 18.52 (18.20–20.13) | |
CHr | fmol | 223 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.13–1.51 | 1.19 (1.17–1.21) | 1.46 (1.44–1.49) |
Retic % | % | 223 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1–1.4 | 0.2 (0.1–0.2) | 1.0 (1.0–1.3) |
Retic | 109/L | 223 | 29.8 | 25.8 | 6.4–93.0 | 9.8 (7.6–11.3) | 73.6 (63.4–82.6) |
MCVr | fL | 223 | 78.7 | 78.7 | 67.1–91.2 | 69.2 (67.5–70.8) | 88.1 (86.1–89.8) |
RDWr | % | 223 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 13.8–31.1 | 14.7 (13.9–14.9) | 29.0 (27.2–30.5) |
CHCMr | Mmol/L | 223 | 17.04 | 17.01 | 15.85–18.72 | 16.13 (15.91–16.19) | 18.29 (18.06–18.66) |
g/L | 223 | 274.51 | 274.03 | 255.34–301.57 | 259.58 (256.31–260.82) | 294.65 (290.94–300.61) | |
HDWr | Mmol/L | 223 | 2.33 | 2.29 | 1.38–3.91 | 1.58 (1.49–1.67) | 3.32 (3.10–3.43) |
g/L | 37.53 | 36.89 | 22.23–62.99 | 25.77 (24.00–26.90) | 53.48 (49.94–55.25) | ||