Table 1 Haematology results for a 3-year old male huacaya alpaca diagnosed with acute fasciolosis
Parameter1 | Reference interval2 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 7 | Day 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCV/Haematocrit (l/L) | 0.24–0.36 | 0.16b | 0.15b | 0.16b | 0.15b | 0.13b | 0.13b |
Haemoglobin (g/L) | 104–170 | 57b | np3 | np | 55b | 51.0b | np |
RBC (× 1012/L) | 9.1–13.8 | 5.02b | np | np | 4.83b | 4.38b | np |
MCV (fl) | 21.8–28.9 | 30.8a | np | np | 30.4a | 30.4a | np |
MCH (pg) | 10.6–12.7 | 11.4 | np | np | 11.4 | 11.7 | np |
MCHC (g/L) | 418–496 | 370b | np | np | 373b | 384b | np |
Reticulocytes (× 109/L) | < 82 | 317a | np | np | 192a | 239a | np |
Reticulocytes (%) | < 1.5 | 7.4a | np | np | 4.0a | 5.5a | np |
nRBC (×109/L) | 0 | 0 | np | np | 0.42a | 0 | np |
Platelets (×109/L) | 220–947 | 1250a | np | np | 1341a | 1351a | np |
WBC (× 109/L) | 7.1–18.6 | 40.05a | np | np | 20.75a | 19.20a | np |
Neutrophils (× 109/L) | 3.5–12.1 | 31.64a | np | np | 3.11b | 6.34 | np |
Bands (×109/L) | 0–0.1 | 0 | np | np | 3.74a | 0.38a | np |
Lymphocytes (×109/L) | 1.5–4.7 | 1.2b | np | np | 1.45b | 6.53a | np |
Monocytes (×109/L) | 0–0.9 | 1.6a | np | np | 4.36a | 3.65a | np |
Eosinophils (×109/L) | 0.4–4.0 | 5.61a | np | np | 8.09a | 2.30 | np |