Hematology as a diagnostic tool in bovine medicine

Leonie Roland; Marc Drillich; Michael Iwersen

doi:10.1177/1040638714546490

Hematology as a diagnostic tool in bovine medicine

J Vet Diagn Invest. 2014 Sep;26(5):592-8. doi: 10.1177/1040638714546490. Epub 2014 Aug 13.

Authors

Leonie Roland¹, Marc Drillich¹, Michael Iwersen²

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Unit for Herd Health Management in Ruminants, University Clinic for Ruminants, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Clinical Unit for Herd Health Management in Ruminants, University Clinic for Ruminants, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria michael.iwersen@vetmeduni.ac.at.

PMID: 25121728
DOI: 10.1177/1040638714546490

Abstract

The objective of the current review is to provide the reader with an overview of the bovine hematological profile. Sample collection, bovine reference ranges, and cattle-specific characteristics of erythrocyte, leukocyte, and platelet parameters are reviewed. Furthermore, diseases associated with abnormalities in the complete blood cell count of cattle are discussed.

Keywords: Blood; cattle; complete blood cell count; hematology; hemogram.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Blood Cell Count / veterinary*
Cattle
Cattle Diseases / blood*
Cattle Diseases / diagnosis
Hematology
Reference Values