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IMPORTANT PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA (HORSE)
|
Horse |
Cow |
Pig |
Sheep |
|
| Max Temp |
100.5 |
102.5 |
104 |
104 |
| Aver Temp |
100 |
101.5 |
102.5 |
102.5 |
| Min Temp |
99 |
100 |
100.5 |
102 |
| Max Resp |
16 |
30 |
20 |
20 |
| Aver Resp |
12 |
20 |
13 |
16 |
| Min Resp |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Max Pulse |
40 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
| Aver Pulse |
35 |
60 |
70 |
75 |
| Min Pulse |
28 |
40 |
60 |
70 |
| Hemoglobin |
13 |
11.5 |
13 |
12 |
| PCV (Ht) |
- |
35 |
42 |
38 |
| RBC 106/mm3 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
| WBC 106/mm3 |
9 |
8 |
16 |
8 |
| Lympho |
35 |
60 |
55 |
60 |
| Mono |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Neutro |
55 |
30 |
36 |
30 |
| Eosino |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Baso |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
| Coagulation |
3-15 min |
3-15 min |
1-5 min |
1-5 min |
| Time (Cap Tube) Volume % Wt |
9 |
7 |
- |
8 |
(Courtesy of Armour-Baldwin Labs)
Blood Values (mg/100 mi)
|
Horse |
Cow |
Pig |
Sheep |
|
| Max Glucose |
95 |
60 |
- |
65 |
| Aver Glucose |
73 |
50 |
90 |
52 |
| Min Glucose |
54 |
40 |
- |
40 |
| Max BUN |
20 |
27 |
24 |
20 |
| Aver BUN |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
| Min BUN |
10 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
| Max Cal |
15 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
| Aver Cal |
12 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
| Min Cal |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
| Max Phos |
4 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
| Aver Phos |
3 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
| Min Phos |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2.5 |
| Urine: SG |
1.040 |
1.032 |
1.012 |
1.030 |
| Urine: pH |
8 |
8 |
7.4 |
basic |
| Estrus Cycle(days) |
21 |
21 |
21 |
16 |
| Duration |
6 days |
18 hours |
2.5 days |
33 hours |
| Gestation(days) |
335 |
285 |
115 |
150 |
(Courtesy of Armour-Baldwin Labs)
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Originally prepared September 1995 by Patt
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Updated 2007 by UAC.
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