Measures of erythrocytes volume and surface are helpful in several physiological studies, both for zoologists and veterinarians. Whilst diameter and volume are assessed with ease from observations of blood smears and complete blood count, respectively, thickness and surface area, instead, are much more difficult to be obtained. The accurate description of the erythrocyte geometry is given by th...

The study provides information on the blood fluidity in healthy, juvenile sheep and rabbits during growth (n = 18), and shows also data from fetal rabbits and cats. In the fetal rabbit (n = 3) and cat (n = 2), whole blood viscosity (WBV; LS30, Contraves, Switzerland) and plasma viscosity (PV; OCR-D, Paar, Austria) was low (WBV (0.7 s(-1)): rabbit: 3.28/3.00/2.44; cat: 7.87/10.88; WBV (94 s(-1))...

The automated diacetyl-l-napthol procedure was found to be a simple and relatively quick method for the determination of erythrocyte creatine (EC), exhibiting both better precision and greater sensitivity than reticulocyte counting. A reference range of 1.8 to 5.0 mg per dl (mean, 3.0 +/- 0.9 mg per dl) was established by measuring EC levels in 81 normal adults varying in ages from 20 to 47 yea...

BACKGROUND Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) refers to bleeding from the lungs in association with strenuous exercise. It has been documented in race horses but little information exists on EIPH in barrel racing horses. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES Our goals were to evaluate the presence of EIPH in barrel racing horses and estimate its prevalence in the Pacific Northwest. ANIMALS 149 ba...

Introduction and Aim: Platelet indices are used as diagnostic markers in many diseases disorders. Urinary tract infections tonsillitis common among children. In this study we aimed to investigate whether platelet could be a marker of UTI Materials Methods: This included 120 children aged between 1-10 years, who were divided into 3 groups (G1-G3). The group G1 suffering from (n=40), G2 with only...

Snakebite is a conflict between venomous snakes and humans as well livestock considered neglected tropical disease. The present study aimed to investigate the hospital prevalence, clinical hemato-biochemical aspects of hemotoxic snakebite in bovines. overall prevalence bovines was found be 0.93%. Highest observed August month during monsoon season female with higher cases buffaloes. highest occ...

Background: Fatty liver disease has been associated with increased levels of various circulating inflammatory markers. Difference in the level markers between patients AFLD and NAFLD is still unclear. Aim & Objectives: The aim present study was to compare alcoholic-fatty (AFLD) non-alcoholic fatty (NAFLD) also see if any correlation exists enzymes. Materials Methods: This conducted on 70 (3...

Trypanosomes are widely distributed extra erythrocytic protozoan of animals. Wereported a infection from the blood bulldog. An 18 months old male was presentedin Pet Hospital RCVetS, Lahore, Pakistan with history anorexia, emaciation, and pyrexia.Clinical examination dog indicated pale mucosa due increase capillary refill time.Microscopic films confirmed infection. Hematologicalanalysis decreas...

Septic arthritis in infants is rare and can be difficult to diagnose. This study reviewed a series of patients younger than 3 months to identify factors that may assist in early diagnosis and treatment. A query of records at a large Midwestern pediatric hospital (1994-2010) was performed to identify all patients younger than 3 months at the time of diagnosis. Analysis included birth history, jo...

Nail punctures through rubber-soled shoes expose the foot to the possibility of deep infection and foreign body retention. In this article, we describe characteristics of adult patients who sustained nail puncture wounds through a rubber-soled shoe and were treated at our institution from January 1, 2000, to January 8, 2008. Of the 96 patients, 36 (37.5%) were treated conservatively and 60 (62....