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Title: | Baseline Haematological Parameters Reference Ranges of Dogs in the Ashanti Region Of Ghana |
Authors: | Opoku-Agyemang, Tony Oppong, Charlotte Sakyi, Samuel Asamoah Amemor, Esther Sia, Daniel Dakolgo Emikpe, Benjamin Obukowho |
Keywords: | Reference ranges Haematological indices Dogs Ashanti Region Ghana |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | Animal Research International |
Citation: | Animal Research International (2019) 16(3): 3529 – 3535 |
Abstract: | This study was conducted using sixty (60) clinically healthy dogs from different districts
in the Ashanti Region of Ghana., Haematological parameters reference ranges was
established and the influence of sex, breed and age on haematological indices of dogs in
the Ashanti, Ghana was equally studied. Blood samples were collected from the dogs and
analysed using a Mindray 5 parts automated haematologic analyser. Data obtained were
compiled in Excel 2013 and analysed using Graphpad Prism 6. Results of the current
study showed significant variations (p<0.05) in some indices from established
haematological indices. A higher mean lymphocyte count was recorded. The mean MCV
values obtained in this study were notably towards the upper limit of the accepted
ranges; whilst the mean MCHC recorded was lower than documented norm. The study
recorded significant (p<0.05) sex related differences in RDW, MCHC, MCV and RBC; as
well as breed related variations in platelet counts. Results of the current study will
provide baseline reference data for haematological tests of dogs and could be very useful
in veterinary clinical practice, especially in precise diagnosis of canine problems requiring
haematology, in the sub region. |
Description: | An article published in Animal Research International (2019) 16(3): 3529 – 3535 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13588 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Health Sciences
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