Research Animal Resources, University of Minnesota

Reference Values for Laboratory Animals

NORMAL HEMATOLOGY VALUES

Dog

Cat

Rhesus

Baboon

Swine

Sheep

Cow

Rabbit

G Pig

Hamster

Rat

Mouse

Gerbil

PCV (%)

29-55

25-41

26-48

33-43

32-50

24-45

24-48

30-50

37-48

40-61

36-54

39-49

43-60

Hgb (g/dl)

14.2-19.2

14.2-19.2

8.8-16.5

10.9-14.3

10-16

8-16

8-15

10-15

11-15

10-18

11-19.2

10.2-16.6

12.6-16.2

MCV (fl)

65-80

65-80

72-86

71.2-82.8

50-68

23-48

40-60

78-95

67-77

48-70

41-49

MCH (pg)

12.2-25.4

12.2-25.4

18.5-36.6

23.5-27.1

17-23

8-12

11-17

MCHC (g/dl)

32-36

32-36

25.6-40.2

31.6-34.2

30-36

31-38

30-36

27-37

30-34

40

WBC (x1000)

5.9-16.6

3.8-19

7-13

3.8-15.5

7-20

4-12

4-12

7-13

4.5-11

5-8.9

6-18

6-15

7-15

Diff. (%)

segs

51-84

34-84

20-56

32-90

28-50

20-40

20-40

20-60

28-44

17-30

10-30

10-40

5-34

bands

0-4

0-1

0-6

0-1

0-10

0-2

0-4

lymphs

8-38

7-60

40-76

9-63

40-60

40-70

40-70

40-80

39-72

50-81

65-85

55-95

60-95

monos

1-9

0-5

0-11

0-5

2-10

0-6

1-6

1-4

2-6

0-3

0-5

1-4

0-3

eos

0-9

0-12

0-14

0-3

0-10

0-10

0-4

0-4

0-5

0-4

0-6

0-4

0-4

basos

0-1

0-2

0-6

0-1

0-2

0-3

0-2

1-7

0-3

0-1

0-1

0-1

0-1

plat(x1000)

160-525

160-660

109-597

151-481

120-720

100-800

50-750

125-270

250-850

200-500

500-1300

160-410

400-600

Fibrinogen (mg/dl)

200-400

118-214

100-500

100-500

300-700

263-572

200-300

NORMAL CLINICAL CHEMISTRY VALUES

Dog

Cat

Rhesus

Baboon

Swine

Sheep

Cow

Rabbit

G Pig

Hamster

Rat

Mouse

Gerbil

Alb(g/dl)

2.6-4.0

2.6-4.3

2.8-5.2

2.1-4.9

1.8-3.4

2.4-3

2.8-3.8

2.7-4.6

2.1-3.9

2.3-4.3

3.8-4.8

2.5-3

1.8-5.5

Alk P (U/l)

3-70

3-70

9.7-89

0-551

9-20

68-387

10-77

5-20

15-160

16-50

35-96

ALT (U/l)

4-90

4-90

0-68

23-67

9-17

10-12

4-11

12-67

25-70

35-80

17-77

Amyl(U/l)

220-1070

400-1590

88-398

160-210

AST (U/l)

less than 105

less than 51

16-97

19-59

17-45

20-25

39-79

14-113

28-140

54-298

Bili-T(mg/dl)

0.2-0.8

0.2-0.8

0.1-2

0-0.4

0-0.7

0.1-0.3

0.1-0.4

0.2-0.7

0.3-0.9

0.2-0.8

0.2-0.5

0-0.9

0.2-0.6

Bili-dir

0-0.4

0-0.2

0-0.9

0-0.2

0-0.3

0-0.3

0-0.4

BUN (mg/dl)

7-24

10-30

8-30

9-19

8-24

8-20

6-22

10-25

9-31.5

12-25

10-21

8-33

17-27

Ca 2+(mg/dl)

9-11.4

7.8-11.7

6.9-13

7.8-10.2

10.2-11.9

11.5-12

9.3-10.6

5.6-12.5

5.3-12

9.5-12

8-13

7.1-10.1

3.7-6.2

Cholesterol

110-330

50-150

100-200

36-54

52-76

80-120

20-80

20-43

50-120

40-130

90-150

Creat (mg/dl)

0.7-1.4

0.8-2.0

0.1-2.8

0.5-1.5

1-3

1-2.7

0.8-1.4

0.8-1.8

0.6-2.2

0.3-1

0.5-1

0.2-0.9

0.6-1.4

GGT (U/l)

17-61

25-59

14-40

Glucose (g/dl)

80-120

65-110

60-160

58-108

65-95

42-76

54-79

75-150

60-125

60-150

50-160

62-175

50-135

Phos (mg/dl)

2.5-7.7

2.5-7.7

3.1-7.1

1.2-4.6

7.0-10.9

5-7.3

5.1-9.3

4-6.2

3-7.6

3.4-8.2

5.3-8.3

5.7-9.2

3.7-7

TP (g/dl)

5.4-8

5.4-8

4-8

6.2-8.0

7.4-8.9

6-7.9

6.3-8.9

5.3-7.5

4.6-6.2

4.5-7.5

5.6-7.6

3.5-7.2

4.3-12.5

Na+(mEq/l)

140-165

140-165

140-160

144-154

135-150

139-152

138-148

130-150

146-152

128-150

140-150

140-160

K+(mEq/l)

4.4-6.1

3.5-5.4

2.3-6.7

2.8-5.0

4.4-6.7

3.9-5.4

3.8-5.1

3.6-7.5

6.8-8.9

3.9-5.8

4.3-5.6

5-7.5

Chloride

109-122

117-129

84-126

91-107

94-106

95-103

96-109

95-120

98-115

95-110

95-115

88-110

Some notes on blood values: These values are subjectively averaged from a variety of sources. There is a great range of values reported. This may be accounted for by variation in age, sex, breed or strain, sampling technique and testing methodology. As such, the range limits are not firm boundaries and should be used as guidelines. 

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