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Complete blood count and biochemistry reference intervals for healthy adult sheep in the northeastern United States
Elisha A Frye1, Erica L Behling-Kelly1, Manigandan Lejuene1
1Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Background:
Reference intervals (RIs) for routine clinicopathologic data in sheep are sparse. The authors sought to establish hematologic and biochemical RIs from a varied ovine population to improve data interpretation for small ruminant veterinarians.
Objectives:
The goal of this study was to establish ovine CBC and biochemistry reference intervals by sampling 120 healthy adult sheep, both male and female, from a variety of breeds, located in the Northeastern United States.
Methods:
One hundred and eighteen sheep were included in the CBC RI and 121 sheep were included in the biochemistry panel RI.
Results:
RIs for 42 CBC and biochemistry analytes were established in accordance with the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.
Conclusions:
These RIs are provided to assist small ruminant veterinarians with the interpretation of CBC and biochemistry panel results in sheep.
