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Table 1 Haematology and clinical chemistry of the alpaca

From: First report on nasal myiasis in an alpaca “Vicugna pacos” – a case report

 

Unit

Reference

Patient

Haematology

 Haemoglobin

g/L

127–166

124

 PCV

L/L

0.29–0.37

0.28

 MCHC

g/L

414–459

443

 Leucozytes

G/L

9.8–15.8

14.9

 Neutrophils

G/L

4.5–9.3

10.9

 Band neutrophils

G/L

0–0.1

0.07

 Lymphocytes

G/L

1.7–4.5

1.1

 Monocytes

G/L

0.1–0.7

0.4

 Eosinophils

G/L

1–3.6

2.2

 Basophils

G/L

0–0.3

0.2

 Neutrophils

%

44–70.5

73

 Band neutrophils

%

0–1

0.5

 Lymphocytes

%

15.2–31

7.5

 Monocytes

%

2–5.5

2.5

 Eosinophils

%

8–27

15

 Basophils

%

0–2

1.5

Clinical chemistry

   

 Total protein

g/L

59.9–69.1

74.3

 Albumin

g/L

31.3–38.6

46.7

 Creatinine

μmol/L

97–167

142

 Urea

mmol/L

5.2–9.7

4.9

 Calcium

mmol/L

2.2–2.5

2.7

 Phosphorus

mmol/L

1.6–3

1.5

  1. References from [7]. Only small deviations from reference range were found in the alpaca affected by bot fly larvae