Hello
I am an equine veterinarian, most of the following information comes from
Large Animal Internal Medicine, ed; Brad Smith, 1990:
Animal Blood Groups
Equine A,C,D,K,P,Q,U
Bovine A,B,C,F,J*,L,M,R',S,T,Z
Ovine A,B,C,D,M,R,*X
Caprine A,B,C,M,J*
Blood Group Factors of the Horse (7 groups / 32 factors)
(Q and A are most clinically relevant factors, Neonatal Isoerythrolysis)
A Aa,Ab,Ac,Ad,Ae,Af,Ag
C Ca
D Da,Db,Dc,De,Df,Dg,Dh,Di,Dk,Dl,Dn,Do,Dp
K Ka
P Pa,Pb,Pc,Pd
Q Qa,Qb,Qc
U Ua
Blood Group Factors/Antigens of the Bovine (11 groups / >120 factors)
B and J most clinically relevant groups
Blood Group Factors/Antigens of the Ovine (7 groups / > 52+ factors)
B, R, M-L most clinically important groups
Blood Groups of K9's
A is most clinically important group
We do major and minor crossmatches in our labs, keep Q and A negative
blood donor horses where we can, and use unrelated geldings if no other
donor is available. We have labs around North America that do blood
typing for identifying potential donors, some breed registries require
blood typing for registration, and for parentage testing. A single plasma
or whole blood transfusion in most cases is not a problem, the risks
increase with each subsequent transfusion even from known Q and A negative
donors. For more information see a veterinary immunology text, internal
medicine text, etc...
Good Luck IMHO O-) Dr JR
email JRDVMDIVER at aol.com
Julie A. Robinson DVM, MVSc, MS, DABVP (Equine)
All Standard Disclaimers Apply...
