THE STABILITY OF THE PACKED CELL VOLUME OF ANTICOAGULATED BOVINE BLOOD STORED AT REFRIGERATION TEMPERATURE.

Authors

  • I. O. IGBOKWE Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P. M. B. 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
  • N. M. SANU  Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P. M. B. 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v18i.2010

Keywords:

Bovine blood sample, Ethylene diamine tetra acetate, Packed Cell Volume

Abstract

Bovine blood samples with ethylene diamine tetra-acetate (EDTA) or oxalate as anticoagulant were stored at refrigeration temperature of 4°C. The packed cell volume (PCV) was determined daily. During storage, the PCV did not vary significantly. Complete haemolysis, suggested by failure of blood samples to separate into cellular and plasma fractions, started occuring in samples on days 28 and 17, and was observed to have occurred in all samples on days 41 and 24 in blood with EDTA and oxalate respectively.

Author Biographies

I. O. IGBOKWE, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P. M. B. 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Department of Veterinary Pathology

N. M. SANU,  Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P. M. B. 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Department of Veterinary Pathology

Downloads

Published

2021-01-12

How to Cite

IGBOKWE, I. O., & SANU, N. M. (2021). THE STABILITY OF THE PACKED CELL VOLUME OF ANTICOAGULATED BOVINE BLOOD STORED AT REFRIGERATION TEMPERATURE . Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 18, 111–112. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v18i.2010

Issue

Vol. 18 (1991)

Section

Articles