title: Haematological and biochemical variations among eight sighthound breeds.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to compare the haematological and biochemical profiles of eight sighthound breeds.
  
  
  METHODS
  Samples were taken from 192 individuals of the sighthound breeds (Whippet, Greyhound, Italian Greyhound, Sloughi, Saluki, Borzoi, Pharaoh Hound and Azawakh). Routine haematological and biochemical examinations were performed and the results were evaluated statistically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant differences in haematology and clinical biochemistry among the sighthound breeds. The most similar laboratory profile to Greyhounds was found in Whippets. Italian Greyhounds had significantly higher alanine aminotransferase activity than other sighthounds, except Pharaoh Hounds.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Application of the Greyhound laboratory profile to other sighthounds is not recommended because of the frequent differences in haematological and clinical biochemical reference intervals.
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic. uhrikovai@vfu.cz.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Uhríková
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lačňáková
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tandlerová
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kuchařová
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Řeháková
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jánová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doubek
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D010758:Phosphorus; D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002118:Calcium
keywords: biochemistry; dogs; haematology; sighthounds