Comparison of three hematocrit measurement methods in the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hematocrit (HCT) determination is an integral part of health and disease assessments in captive and wild white rhinoceroses. Several affordable automated hematology analyzers have been developed for in-clinic and field use and have the advantage of being able to measure a large number of additional measurands. However, the accuracy of these analyzers for rhinoceros HCT measurements has not yet been investigated.

Objectives

We aimed to compare the HCT results generated by the EPOC portable analyzer system and the Abaxis VetScan HM5 with the gold standard of a manual packed cell volume (PCV) measured using the microhematocrit method.

Methods

Hematocrits were measured with the EPOC and the Abaxis VetScan HM5 (bovine setting) and compared with the PCVs of 69 wh

SUBMITTER: Steyrer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9310865 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature