Chemical Immobilization of Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus) with Ketamine Hydrochloride and Xylazine Hydrochloride: Hematology and Serum Biochemical Values

Table 1

Hematology values for sloth bears (sex comparison and combined value).

Parameters	Male (𝑛=5); (mean ± SE)	Female (𝑛=6); (mean ± SE)	Sex combined; (mean ± SE)	95% confidence interval
PCV (%)	49.80^a±0.86	53.83^b±1.40	52±1.03	51.4–52.6
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	15.72±1.09	17.92±0.47	16.92±0.63	16.55–17.29
Erythrocyte (10^6/mm^3)	6.53±0.25	6.59±0.31	6.56±0.19	6.45–6.67
ESR (mm per 60 min)	5.60±0.92	6.33±0.33	6.0±0.45	5.73–6.27
MCV (fL)	76.64±2.97	82.43±3.14	79.79±2.26	78.45–81.13
MCH (pg)	25.75±1.05	27.40±1.05	26.65±0.75	26.21–27.09
MCHC (%)	33.57^a±0.11	33.28^b±0.05	33.41±0.07	33.37–33.45
Leukocyte (10^3/mm^3)	12.14±0.63	11.37±0.26	11.72±0.32	11.53–11.91
Lymphocytes (10^3/mm^3)	2.82±0.13	2.88±0.17	2.85±0.10	2.79–2.91
Neutrophils (10^3/mm^3)	8.54±0.33	7.99±0.20	8.24±0.19	8.13–8.35
Monocytes (10^3/mm^3)	0.45±0.13	0.28±0.04	0.36±0.06	0.32–0.4
Eosinophils (10^3/mm^3)	0.25±0.09	0.16±0.02	0.20±0.44	[−0.06–0.46]
Basophils (10^3/mm^3)	0.08±0.03	0.07±0.04	0.07±0.02	0.06–0.08

a,bStatistically significant from the opposite sex (𝑃≤0.05).