title: An analysis of the incidence of hyperfibrinogenaemia in birds with bacterial infections.
abstract: An analysis was carried out of fibrinogen values and heterophil counts in 87 blood samples from birds with a clinical diagnosis of bacterial infection. Increased fibrinogen levels were found in 63% and heterophilia in 56% of the cases. When a finding of either heterophilia or hyper-fibrinogenaemia was taken into account, the number of samples in which the diagnosis was confirmed was increased to 77%. It was concluded that fibrinogen estimation is a useful routine haematological screening test for birds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science, Institute of Zoology, London, England.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hawkey
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hart