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Table 1 Straw blood cell properties.

From: Straw blood cell count, growth, inhibition and comparison to apoptotic bodies

Animals & Human

SBC (million/ml)

Blood D. W. (mg/ml)

%Straw Cell (% Dry W.)

Body Weight* (kg)

Lifespan** (Year)

Mouse (Mus musculus)

6.2

138

1.6

0.03

1.3

Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

16

210

2.7

0.485

3

Rabbit (O. cuniculus)

3.5

151

4.3

2.7

5

Chicken (Gallus gallus)

3.2

243

2.4

2.9

8

Dog (D. andersoni)

1

182

1.0

9

11.5

Sheep (Ovis aries)

4.4

169

5.2

50

12

Pig (Sus scrofa)

0.6

171

0.6

68

9.5

Human (Homo sapiens)

45

229

6.9

75

75

Cow (Bos taurus)

1.4

114

2.3

272

10

Horse (Equus caballus)

2

177

2.1

544

20

  1. * Body weight was from measurement of individual animals; **lifespan uses average animal lifespan taken from literature.