Reference intervals for the rabbit — biochemistry, haematology, urinalysis and specialised tests, in one place, with the provenance of every value stated.
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- 🔗 41 — Online source — click and verify
- 📕 26 — Printed reference — title and table given; no online copy exists
- ✎ 1 — Citation key on file — full details on request
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Biochemistry
Serum and plasma biochemistry, blood gases and acid–base — 25 values, every one cited.
Haematology
Complete blood count, red cell indices, reticulocytes and platelet fractions — 19 values, every one cited.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Basophils | 2-8% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Eosinophils | 0-5% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Fibrinogen | 300-400 mg/dL | BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine |
| HCT | 30-50 % | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| HGB | 8-17.5 g/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Lymphocytes | 25-60% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| MCH | 17.5-23.5 pg | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| MCHC | 29-37 g/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| MCV | 58-75 fL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| MPV | 5.2-7.0 fL | Yeh SY et al. Effects of crossbreeding |
| Monocytes | 2-10% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Neutrophils | 35-55 % | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Neutrophils heterophils | 35-55% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Pcv | 30-50% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Platelets | 290-650 ×103/µL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| RBC | 4-8 ×106/µL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| RDW | 13.2-17.8 % | Brenner et al |
| Reticulocytes | 2-4% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| WBC | 5-12 ×103/µL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
Urinalysis
Urine concentration, protein and tubular injury markers — 5 values, every one cited.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Crystals | ammonium-Mg-phosphate / Ca-carbonate (normal in rabbit) | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| PH | 7.7-9.6 | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Protein g per L | 0.57-10.66 | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Specific gravity | 1.003-1.051 | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| UPC | 0.11-0.47 | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
Coagulation and viscoelastic testing
Clotting times, inhibitors, fibrinolysis and whole-blood viscoelastic testing — 9 values, every one cited.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| APTT | MS QuickVet 103.2-159.2 Coag DX 104.2-159.1 s (analyser-dependent) | Mentre V et al. Reference intervals for coagul |
| Fibrin degradation products | baseline <5 µg/mL (interpretive bands) | UC Davis VMTH Clinical Chemistry Reference Int |
| PT | MS QuickVet 17.2-28.5 Coag DX 10.0-14.8 s (analyser-dependent) | Mentre V et al. Reference intervals for coagul |
| TEG alpha angle | 65.8-82.2 degrees | Rabbit TEG reference range study |
| TEG clot formation time | 0.8-2.2 min | Rabbit TEG reference range study |
| TEG clot strength g value | 5796.6-13885.9 dyn/cm² | Rabbit TEG reference range study |
| TEG ly30 | 0-41.5 % | Rabbit TEG reference range study |
| TEG maximum amplitude | 53.7-73.5 mm | Rabbit TEG reference range study |
| TEG reaction time | 1.4-6.9 min | Rabbit TEG reference range study |
Endocrine and reproductive assays
Adrenal, thyroid, pancreatic and gonadal hormones, including stimulation-test values — 3 values, every one cited.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cortisol basal | 2.6-3.8 µg/dL | Suckow MA |
| T3 | 130-430 ng/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Total T4 | 0.6-1.98 µg/dL | LABOKLIN — Reference ranges |
Trace elements, vitamins and amino acids
Micronutrient status, vitamin metabolites, plasma amino acids and toxic metals — 1 value, every one cited.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Iron | 20-59 µmol/L | LABOKLIN — Reference ranges |
Other specialised assays
Pancreatic and inflammatory markers, cardiac and renal function tests, cerebrospinal fluid and therapeutic drug monitoring — 6 values, every one cited; 1 further entry states that no interval has been established.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bicarbonate | 14-30 mmol/L | UC Davis VMTH Clinical Chemistry Reference Int |
| Creatine kinase | 23-950 U/L | UC Davis VMTH Clinical Chemistry Reference Int |
| Fructosamine | 248.1-501.4 µmol/L | LABOKLIN — Reference ranges |
| GLDH | 2-8 U/L | UC Davis VMTH Clinical Chemistry Reference Int |
| Lipase dggr | not established | Published rabbit lipase (38–210 U/L) is a total-lipase result, not DGGR; no rabbit DGGR interval exists. |
| Sdh | 170-177 IU/L | Suckow MA |
| Troponin I | <0.04 ng/mL | Ozawa SM et al. Point-of-care cardiac troponin |
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Sources
All 13 sources behind the values on this page. The number after each value points here. Nothing here comes from anywhere else.
- 🔗 Bassan T, Pastor J, Agulla B, et al. Reference Range of Kaolin-Activated Thromboelastography (TEG) Values in Healthy Pet Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Animals (Basel). 2023;13(14) — doi:10.3390/ani13142389
- ✎ Brenner et al, Hematology/biochemistry refs in domestic rabbits, Veterinária e Zootecnia 2021;28:1-7 (n=32; published interval ~mean+-SD) — Citation key on file — full bibliographic details on request
- 📕 BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine (Ch.9 Clinical Pathology, Wesche) — Printed reference — title and table given, no online copy exists
- 📕 Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9-9 (rodents), 11-8/11-11 (ferret) — Printed reference — title and table given, no online copy exists
- 🔗 Gallego M. Laboratory reference intervals for systolic blood pressure, rectal temperature, haematology, biochemistry and venous blood gas and electrolytes in healthy pet rabbits. Open Vet J. 2017;7(3):203-207 — doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i3.1
- 🔗 LABOKLIN — Reference ranges, small animals (document 07/2024) — https://laboklin.com/en/specialist-information/reference-values/
- 🔗 Leineweber C, Müller E, Marschang RE. Blood reference intervals for rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from routine diagnostic samples. Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere. 2018;46(6):393-398 — doi:10.1055/s-0038-1677403 · PMID 30658366
- 🔗 Mentré V, Bulliot C, Linsart A, et al. Reference intervals for coagulation times using two point-of-care analysers in healthy pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Vet Rec. 2014;174(26):658 — doi:10.1136/vr.102289 · PMID 24722233
- 🔗 Merck Veterinary Manual — Serum Biochemical Reference Ranges — https://www.merckvetmanual.com/multimedia/table/serum-biochemical-analysis-reference-ranges
- 🔗 Ozawa SM, Pierce KV, Thomson A, et al. Point-of-Care Cardiac Troponin I Assay Evaluation in New Zealand White Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2024;63(6):669-674 — doi:10.30802/AALAS-JAALAS-24-041
- 🔗 Suckow MA, Stevens KA, Wilson RP (eds). The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents. Academic Press/Elsevier 2012 — Chapter 3, Clinical Biochemistry: Table 3.3 (enzymes), 3.4 (hormones), 3.6 (kidney), 3.7 (electrolytes) — https://shop.elsevier.com/books/the-laboratory-rabbit-guinea-pig-hamster-and-other-rodents/suckow/978-0-12-380920-9
- 🔗 UC Davis VMTH Clinical Chemistry Reference Intervals, Rev 6/2025 (multi-species table; column-verified) — https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/inline-files/Chemistry_Reference_Intervals_6.2025_0.pdf
- 🔗 Yeh SY et al. Effects of crossbreeding, age and sex on erythrocyte indices and biochemical variables in crossbred pet rabbits. Vet Clin Pathol 2019;48(3):469–480. Reference intervals per ASVCP, n=85; haematology on the Exigo Veterinary Hematology Analyzer (Boule Diagnostics AB) — https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.12775
Method
Evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) only. This page follows the principles of evidence-based veterinary medicine: every value is traceable to a named source, and where the evidence does not exist we say so. A value appears here solely when it can be traced to a named source: a laboratory reference document, an established veterinary clinical pathology reference, or peer-reviewed literature. There is no category of “commonly quoted” or “textbook approximate” value on this site.
Gaps stay gaps. Where an interval has not been established, the entry is absent. We do not substitute a value from a related species and we do not average across sources. 0 values held internally are withheld from these pages because their provenance is not recorded.
One dataset. Every number here is the number our articles use, with the same source attached.
Derived values are labelled. Where an interval was calculated from a published mean and standard deviation rather than formally established, the source entry says so explicitly.
Marcin Siedlecki. Rabbit Blood Test Reference Ranges. VetBlood, 2026. https://vetblood.io/veterinary-reference-ranges/rabbit/
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Compiled by Marcin Siedlecki. Last reviewed 2026-08-12. Corrections are welcome at vetblood@vetblood.io — if a value here disagrees with a source you trust, tell us and we will check it.