Hematology exam - Large Animal Flashcards
Which large animal is a walking parasite?
Sheep and goat
Which large animal will you spend more time looking at blood?
Bovine
How long do you spin bovine blood?
10 min. because of the absence of rouleaux
Which cell be most commonly seen in Bovine?
Lymphocytes Inverted Neut : Lymph ratio
What color should plasma be for a cow?
Clear on dry feed Icteric on green feed
Name this WBC
Neutrophil
True or false
Rouleaux is usually absent in healthy cattle
True
What is rare to see in RBC?
Reticulocytes
What RBC can be common,often found in neonates, cannot be used for a test for lead poisoning?
Basophilic stippling
Where would you poke on a cow?
- Jugular
- Coccygeal
- subcutaneous abdominal
Mainly jugular
What are the breeds that blood values determine on?
Hot blooded
Cold blooded
Warm blooded
If you have a Hot blood (Arabian),what will you see on a blood smear?
Increase WBC and RBC
If you have a cold blooded (Draft), what would you see on a cbc or blood smear?
Decrease WBC and RBC
What shape are platelets in Horses?
Cigar shaped
What color is plasma in horses?
INTENSE YELLOW