Table 2 Haematology parameters for four captive bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) over a period of 19 months (2006–2008), presented as mean (standard deviation) for each individual and combined

WBC (10⁹/L)

9.5

11.6 (2.4)

7.4 (0.8)

9.5 (2.6)

9.5 (1.2)

RBC (10¹²/L)

3.8

4.0 (0.3)

3.7 (0.1)

3.8 (0.2)

3.8 (0.1)

HGB (g/L)

217

211 (24)

231 (12)

230 (16)

217 (20)

HCT (L/L)

0.45

0.51 (0.04)

0.54 (0.02)

0.54 (0.02)

0.50 (0.10)

MCV (fL)

122

128 (15)

146 (5)

142 (7)

135 (13)

MCHC (g/L)

435

414 (28)

429 (11)

430 (31)

427 (3)

RDW (%)

16.8

16.8 (4.7)

12 (0.7)

13.5 (2.1)

14.8 (2.5)

PLT (10⁹/L)

220

305 (59)

224 (132)

216 (76)

241 (4)

Neutrophils (10⁹/L)

5.1

6.7 (1.2)

4.7 (0.5)

5.6 (0.4)

5.5 (0.4)

Lymphocytes (10⁹/L)

2.5

2.6 (0.6)

1.6 (0.3)

2.5 (2.3)

2.3 (0.5)

Monocytes (10⁹/L)

0.9

1.2 (0.4)

0.7 (0.1)

1.0 (0.3)

1.0 (0.1)

Eosinophils (10⁹/L)

0.8

1.0 (0.6)

0.3 (0.2)

0.3 (0.2)

0.6 (0.3)

Basophils (10⁹/L)

0.3

0.1 (0.1)

0.0 (0.0)

0.1 (0.1)

0.1 (0.1)