Wildlife Rehabilitation Database

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

GeneralJuvenileAdult
Respiration Rate
Heart Rate
Body Temperature
Weight
 
CBCJuvenile
Adult
Mean (+/-SD)
RBC6.8 (0.2) x10-6/L
WBC7.0 (0.7) x103/mm3
PCV40.6 (1.3) %
MCV59.4 (2.6) um3
MCH
MCHC
Hb
 
Serum ChemistryJuvenile
Adult
Mean (+/-SD)
Calcium2.5 (0.2) mmol/L
Glucose92.4 (6.1) mg/100ml
BUN15 (2) mg/100ml
UricAcid
Urea
Creatinine1.6 (0.1) mg/100ml
Cholesterol191 (8) mg/100ml
Triglycerides
Totalbilirubin0.15 (0.02) mg/100ml
Totalprotein6.2 (0.2) g/100ml
Albumin
Globulin
ALT
ALP
AST
Ammonia
Magnesium1.1 (0.1) mmol/L
Phosphorus1.4 (0.1) mmol/L
Potassium3.7 (0.3) mmol/L
Sodium128 (3) mmol/L
Chloride94 (3) mmol/L
Cholinesterase
CPK
CK
LDH532 (93) IU/L
BileAcid
Iron
Alk125 (23) IU/L

Reference: """Giant Panda Management & Medicine in China."" SA Mainka. p410-414. Fowler, 1999.
""Hematology & Serum Biochemical Values for Healthy Captive Giant Pandas at the Wolong Reserve, Sichuan, China."" Susan A. Mainka, et al. Journal of Zoo & Wildlife Medicine. 26(3):377-381, 1995."

Notes: "Samples taken from Captive pandas
males w/ high RBC, females w/high triglycerides (P412)
n=15-18 (sample size)"


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