Avian/Exotic CBC
- Test Code
- AE270
- Results:
- 24 hours.
- Specimen
- Submit both:
• 0.5 mL heparinized whole blood in green top micro vial (no gel)
• 2 freshly prepared blood smears in slide holder
- 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.