birds Flashcards
have what instead of platelets
thrombocytes
what instead of neutrophils
heterophils
basophils are
non segmented
polychromasia is common, see how many per field
2-5
mature RBC is
oval with raisin like nucleus
polychromatophils are
plump, smooth clear nuclear membrane
average RBC count bird
3.5x 10^6
Average PVC bird
45% range 35-55%
WBC in cockatiels and similar sized birds
2,000-6000/ul
prominance of leukocytes in canaries, lovebirds, chickens
lymphocytes
larger bird WBC
4000-10000/ul
no _ in avian marrow
megakaryocytes
thrombocytes are derived from
thromboblasts
thrombocytes are
complete nucleated cells in the peripheral blood
morphology of thrombocyte
moderate to high N:C ratio, faintly basophilic cytoplasm,+/- small eosin granules at one pole
how many thrombocytes per oil immersion field
1-2