Update on the use of blood and blood products in ruminants

Christie Balcomb; Derek Foster

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2014.04.001

Update on the use of blood and blood products in ruminants

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2014 Jul;30(2):455-74, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2014.04.001. Epub 2014 May 28.

Authors

Christie Balcomb¹, Derek Foster²

Affiliations

¹ William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA.

PMID: 24980732
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2014.04.001

Abstract

The use of whole blood and/or blood products is indicated in ruminant medicine. The goal of this article is to summarize previous literature on blood groups in ruminants and camelids, list indications for transfusion, and describe collection and transfusion techniques applicable to small ruminants and cattle that can be used in practice.

Keywords: Anemia; Blood; Hemolysis; Hypoproteinemia; Plasma; Transfusion.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animal Diseases / blood
Animal Diseases / therapy*
Animals
Blood Transfusion / veterinary*
Ruminants*
Veterinary Medicine