Selected Hematologic Values of Farmed Ostriches (<i>Struthio Camelus</i>) in Botswana

Abstract

Red blood cell count (31012/liter) Hemoglobin (g/dl) Packed cell volume (%) Mean corpuscular volume (fl) Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (pg) Mean hemoglobin concentration (g/dl) Total leukocyte count (3109/liter) Heterophil (H) (%) Lymphocyte (L) (%) H/L ratio Eosinophils (%) Monocytes (%) Basophils (%) Thrombocyte count (3109/liter) 2.1 6 0.2 16.68 6 0.93 43.25 6 1.9 205.95 6 15.0 79.42 6 12 38.56 6 2.0 5.0 6 1.8 60 6 2.1 32 6 2.0 1:2 1 6 0.2 1 6 0.5 6 6 1.4 0.2 1.8 6 0.2 10.9 6 1.2* 36 6 1.2* 200 6 18.0 60.56 6 5.0* 30.28 6 1.5* 3.8 6 1.7 62 6 1.2 29 6 1.6 . . . 1 6 0.2 1 6 0.6 7 6 1.4 0.2