title: Hematology as a diagnostic tool in bovine medicine.
abstract: The objective of the current review is to provide the reader with an overview of the bovine hematological profile. Sample collection, bovine reference ranges, and cattle-specific characteristics of erythrocyte, leukocyte, and platelet parameters are reviewed. Furthermore, diseases associated with abnormalities in the complete blood cell count of cattle are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Unit for Herd Health Management in Ruminants, University Clinic for Ruminants, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Leonie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roland
authors.affiliation: Clinical Unit for Herd Health Management in Ruminants, University Clinic for Ruminants, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drillich
authors.affiliation: Clinical Unit for Herd Health Management in Ruminants, University Clinic for Ruminants, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria michael.iwersen@vetmeduni.ac.at.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwersen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006405:Hematology; D012016:Reference Values
keywords: Blood; cattle; complete blood cell count; hematology; hemogram