Reference Values Birds

Clinical Chemistry

enzymes 25°C	unit	parakeets	amazones and amazone-like birds	parrots
a-Amylase	U/l	-	100-600	200-600
ALT (GPT)	U/l	-	-	-
AP	U/l	-	-	-
AST (GOT)	U/l	86-390	100-400	100-400
Cholinesterase	U/l	-	2000-4000	2500-12000
CK	U/l	-	100-500	130-400
y-GT	U/l	-	-	-
GLDH	U/l	-	-	-
LDH	U/l	76-450	150-400	150-400
Lipase	U/l	-	-	-
Albumin	g/l	-	-	-
Cholesterol	mmol/l	-	-	-
Fructosamine	µmol/l	-	-	-
Bile Acids	µmol/l	< 100	20-150	20-100
Total Protein	g/l	22-50	26-50	26-46
Uric Acid	µmol/l	190-833	70-500	100-500
Urea (BUN)	mmol/l	-	-	-
Creatinine	umol/l	-	-	-
Triglycerides	mmol/l	-	-	-
Calcium	mmol/l	1,7-2,8	2,0-3,5	1,75-3,5
Iron	µumol/l	-	-	-
Potassium	mmol/l	2,5-4,5	2,0-4,5	2,4-4,2
Magnesium	mmol/l	-	-	-
Sodium	mmol/l	130-150	125-160	135-165
Phosphate	mmol/l	0,8-2,5	0,3-1,8	0,35-2,0

Hematology

	unit	parakeets	amazones and amazone-like birds	parrots
Erythrocytes	T/l	3,2-4,8	1,8-2,6	2,7-3,6
Hematocrit	l/l	0,48-0,58	0,44-0,55	0,43-0,51
Hemoglobin	g/l	138-168	135-200	142-171
Leukocytes	G/l	1,0-7,7	1,5-11,6	3,3-10,3
Neutrophils/ Pseudoeosinophils	%	-	- ___________________	-
Heterophils	%	20-26	50-58	56-57
Lymphocytes	%	58-68	33-43	36-37
Monocytes	%	12-19	0-2	0-1
Eosinophils	%	1-4	2-4	2-3
Basophils	%	4-9	1-5	4-5
Bands	%	-	-	-
Hypochromasia		neg.	neg.	neg.
Anisozytosis		neg.	neg.	neg.
Platelets	G/l	34,4-38,4	-	46-49