Hematology Exam- Avian

Question 1

For blood draw, what is the first thing you do?

Answer 1

Weigh the bird

Question 2

How do you know how much blood to remove?

Answer 2

Depends on the body size and health status

Question 3

What veins are commonly used for blood draw on avian?

Answer 3

Jugular- with a 22-25 g needle and 3-6cc syringe

Cutaneous ulnar (Within the wing)- 25 g needle no syringe

Medial Metatarasal (Leg)- 25 G no syringe

Question 4

What increases with age in avian?

Answer 4

PCV

Question 5

What does an RBC look like in Avain?

Answer 5

Oval and nucleated

Question 6

What are the granulocytes in Avain?

Answer 6

Heterophil, Eosinophil, and basophils

Question 7

What does a Heterophil look like?

Answer 7

Colorless cytoplasm

Contains pink granules

Question 8

Which Species is this?

and what cells are these?

Answer 8

Avian

RBC

Question 9

Which wbc is this?

Answer 9

Heterophil

Question 10

Which WBC is this?

Answer 10

Heterophil

Question 11

Which wbc is this?

Answer 11

Eosinophil

Question 12

What does an Eosinophil look like in birds?

Answer 12

Same size as Heterophils

Round, pink granules

Granules stain more intensely than the heterophils

Question 13

What does a Basophil look like?

Answer 13

Non lobed nucleus

many granules

Question 14

Which WBC is this?

Answer 14

Basophil

Question 15

What do platelets look like in birds?

Answer 15

Nucleated

may contain one or more eosinophilic granule

Question 16

What is this?

Answer 16

platelets