CBC and Serum Biochemistry Reference Values for Llamas and Alpacas

CBC

WBC count

× 10³ WBCs/mcL

5.66–23.12

5.41–22.48

RBC count

× 10⁶ RBCs/mcL

3.86–17.91

3.59–18.32

Hemoglobin concentration

g/dL

9.6–19.0

9.5–18.9

Hematocrit

%

22.9–50.1

17.5–47.6

MCV

fL

19.2–42.8

19.1–51.1

MCH

pg

8.5–17.0

7.9–19.2

MCHC

g/dL

30.6–52.3

32.2–58.6

Segmented neutrophil count

× 10³ neutrophils/mcL

3.36–17.09

2.89–16.22

Lymphocyte count

× 10³ lymphocytes/mcL

0.44–6.10

0.02–0.12

Monocyte count

monocytes/mcL

78–1130

0.75–6.72

Eosinophil count

eosinophils/mcL

84–3486

74–1268

Basophil count

basophils/mcL

0–295

85–3356

Platelet count

× 10³ thrombocytes/mcL

23–722

0–387

Serum biochemical profile

Glucose concentration

mg/dL

58–225

75–238

BUN concentration

mg/dL

11–37

10–31

Creatinine concentration

mg/dL

1.2–3.7

1.1–3.2

Calcium concentration

mg/dL

7.6–11.2

7.3–10.8

Phosphorus concentration

mg/dL

2.9–10.0

3.0–9.7

Sodium concentration

mEq/L

140–161

141–158

Potassium concentration

mEq/L

3.6–6.2

3.7–5.9

Chloride concentration

mEq/L

103–122

99–122

Total protein concentration

g/dL

4.3–7.4

4.3–7.1

Albumin concentration

g/dL

2.4–5.5

2.5–4.9

Globulin concentration

g/dL

0.5–3.7

0.8–3.6

Fibrinogen concentration

mg/dL

0–523

0–518

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity

U/L

17–147

17–205

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity

U/L

97–1486

189–1055

AST activity

U/L

81–300

89–349

ALT activity

U/L

1–26

5–45

CK activity

U/L

15–413

21–522

γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity

U/L

10–53

9–50

Total bilirubin concentration

mg/dL

0.0–0.5

0.0–0.4

Direct bilirubin concentration

mg/dL

0.0–0.2

0.0–0.1

Indirect bilirubin concentration

mg/dL

0.0–0.3

0.0–0.2

Cholesterol concentration

mg/dL

17–103

14–82

Triglycerides concentration

mg/dL

12–86

0–54

Magnesium concentration

mg/dL

1.38–2.72

1.11–2.66