| Material | EDTA blood 1 ml + blood smear
Small mammals: EDTA blood or heparin blood 0.5 ml + blood smear
Birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish: heparin blood 0,5 ml + blood smear |
| Method | Mammals: flow cytometry
Birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish: flow cytometry, leucocyte count and leucogram: microscopy |
| Species list | Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish |
| Duration | Reporting of results on the day the sample is received (Mon–Sat) |
| Remark | - A leucogram is done in addition to a small blood count. For dogs and cats, the reticulocyte count, including haemoglobin concentration (Ret-He), and the erythrocyte indices are additionally provided. The reticulocyte count is also performed for selected small mammals.
- For reliable results, the sample should not be older than 48 hours.
- An air-dried, unstained and unfixed blood smear needs to be submitted in addition to EDTA blood or heparin blood in case further examinations are necessary.
- In turtles, tortoises and some bird species (corvids, hornbills, ostriches, cranes, some duck species), determination from EDTA blood is not possible due to the cell lysis effect.
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