Avian/Exotic CBC
- Test Code
- CAE270
- Results:
- Daily.
- Specimen
- 0.5 mL of heparinized whole blood in green top tube with 2 freshly prepared blood smears.
- Test Description
- Includes WBC Estimate, Thrombocyte Estimate, Hematocrit, Blood Parasites, and Differential: Percent and Absolute Heterophils, Bands, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils and Azurophilic Monocytes.
Interferences: Marked hemolysis.
EDTA whole blood is not preferred because it tends to cause hemolysis in reptiles and in some avian species.