Complete blood count and biochemistry reference intervals for healthy adult sheep in the northeastern United States.
Vet Clin Pathol
; 51(1): 119-125, 2022 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Reference intervals (RIs) for routine clinicopathologic data in sheep are sparse. The authors sought to establish hematologic and biochemical RIs from a varied ovine population to improve data interpretation for small ruminant veterinarians.OBJECTIVES:
The goal of this study was to establish ovine CBC and biochemistry reference intervals by sampling 120 healthy adult sheep, both male and female, from a variety of breeds, located in the Northeastern United States.METHODS:
One hundred and eighteen sheep were included in the CBC RI and 121 sheep were included in the biochemistry panel RI.RESULTS:
RIs for 42 CBC and biochemistry analytes were established in accordance with the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.CONCLUSIONS:
These RIs are provided to assist small ruminant veterinarians with the interpretation of CBC and biochemistry panel results in sheep.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hematologia
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article