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Table 2 Median values and ranges for haematological values in all dogs in training, withdrawals, finishers and controls, along with reference range

From: Haematological and serum biochemical values in Norwegian sled dogs before and after competing in a 600 km race

Haematology parameters

Reference range

Median pre-race all dogs (n = 46)

Range pre-race

Median finishers (n = 25)

Range finishers

Median withdrawn (n = 9)

Range withdrawn

Median controls (n = 12)

Range controls

WBC

6.0–18.0 × 10e9/L

12.6

7.7–18.4

16.8

8.5–26.6

17.1

9.8–28.4

10.7

7.0–18.1

RBC

5.1–8.5 × 10e12/L

6.98

5.9–7.7

6.21

4.76–7.31

6.74

5.07–7.81

7.85

7.07–8.97

HGB

120–180 g/L

165

133–186

145

111–171

158

114–179

184

172–205

HCT

0.35–0.55 L/L

0.5

0.42–0.56

0.44

0.34–0.53

0.48

0.36–0.55

0.56

0.52–0.63

MCV

62–76 fL

72.4

66.9–77.3

72.6

67.5–76.9

70.6

67.6–79.1

70.9

66.1–76.9

MCHC

320–360 g/L

331

307–346

330

323–338

328

307–377

332

318–350

RDW

11–16%

14.4

12.7–16.7

14.2

12.9–15.4

13.7

12.7–14.9

14

13.2–15.9

PLT

180–500  × 10e9/L

375

201–592

293

202–592

291.5

202–493

303

227–414

NEUT

3.6–13.0 × 10e9/L

7.6

3.6–13.3

13.7

6.8–22.5

14.4

7.6–23.9

6.7

4.0–11.2

LYMPH

0.8–5.8 × 10e9/L

2.5

1.2–3.8

1.6

1–3

1.7

0.8–3.3

2

1.5–4.2

MONO

0–1.6 × 10e9/L

0.6

0.2–1.0

0.8

0.4–1.7

0.8

0.4–2.0

0.4

0.2–0.8

EOS

0–1.8 × 10e9/L

1

0.2–2.1

0.1

0.1–2.1

0.2

0.1–0.7

1

0.3–6.6

BASO

0–0.4 × 10e9/L

0.1

0.0–0.2

0

0.0–0.1

0.1

0.0–0.2

0.1

0.0–0.1

LUC

0–1.5 × 10e9/L

0.2

0.1–0.4

0.1

0.0–0.4

0.1

0.0–0.3

0

0.0–0.1