Leucogram

EDTA blood 1 ml (+ blood smear) or heparin blood 1 ml (+ blood smear)
small mammals: EDTA blood 0.5 ml (+ blood smear) or heparin blood 0.5 ml (+ blood smear)
birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish: heparin blood 0.5 ml (+ blood smear)

mammals: flow cytometry
birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish: microscopic

mammals, birds, reptiles (fishes, amphibians on request)

1 day

• Determination of a differential blood count is only useful if the total leukocyte count is known.
• In turtles, tortoises and some bird species (corvids, hornbills, ostriches, cranes, some duck species), a determination from EB is not possible due to the cell lysis effect.