Haematological and biochemical values in North American Scottish deerhounds

Objective Sighthounds, including deerhounds, have unique physiological traits that result in laboratory test results that may lie outside reference intervals for the general dog population. Although reference intervals for most analytes are thought to be similar among sighthounds, breed‐specific ref...

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Published in:Journal of small animal practice 2013-07, Vol.54 (7), p.354-360
Main Authors: Sheerer, K. N., Couto, C. G., Marin, L. M., Zaldívar-Lopez, S., Iazbik, M. C., Dillberger, J. E., Frye, M., DeNicola, D. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Blood Cell Count - veterinary
Blood Chemical Analysis - standards
Blood Chemical Analysis - veterinary
Blood Physiological Phenomena
Breeding
Dogs - blood
Female
Hematocrit - veterinary
Hematologic Tests - standards
Hematologic Tests - veterinary
Hematology
Hemoglobins - analysis
Male
Reference Standards
Reference Values
Species Specificity
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Summary:Objective Sighthounds, including deerhounds, have unique physiological traits that result in laboratory test results that may lie outside reference intervals for the general dog population. Although reference intervals for most analytes are thought to be similar among sighthounds, breed‐specific reference intervals are available mainly for greyhounds. The aim of this study was to establish reference intervals for haematology and serum biochemical profiles in deerhounds. Methods Venous blood samples were collected from healthy deerhounds. Haematological and biochemical analytes were examined and reference intervals were established using the 5th and 95th percentiles. Results The reference intervals obtained from 96 dogs for platelets, reticulocytes, total thyroxine, chloride, gamma glutamyl transferase, bilirubin and glucose were lower than the general dog population. Reference intervals for mean cell volume, potassium, urea, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and cholesterol were higher than the general dog population. Reference intervals for eosinophils and globulin were wider than that of the general population. Clinical Significance These results confirm that differences in haematological and biochemical values exist in the deerhound. Some appear to be shared by all sighthounds but others may be unique to this breed.
ISSN:0022-4510
1748-5827
DOI:10.1111/jsap.12086