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range | Median pre-race all dogs (n = 46) | Range pre-race | Median finishers (n = 25) | Range finishers | Median withdrawn (n = 9) | Range withdrawn | Median controls (n = 12) | Range controls |
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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 |