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| Where do you find microfilaria? |
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| What is normal PVC for birds? |
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| What is normal serum/plasma color? |
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| What is normal Total Protein value? |
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| What is the avian neutrophil called? |
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| What system is used to stain and count heterophils and eosinophils? |
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| Unopette System and a Hemacytometer |
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| [(Number of cells stained in chamber) x 32 x 100] / [percentage of heterophils + eosinophils] |
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| what is unique about the Avian RBC? |
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Definition
| they are all nucleated and oval shaped. |
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| name the immature RBCs of birds |
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| rubriblast, prorubricytes, rubricytes |
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| What cell is found in the blood that is nucleated and mature in the bone marrow? |
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| Name the 3 granulocytes of bird blood? |
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| heterophils, eosinophils, and basophils. |
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| Describe the appearance of the avian heterophil? |
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| brick red, rod shaped granules, nucleus has 2-3 lobes |
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| Describe the avian eosinophil appearance? |
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| round cell with light blue cytoplasm. |
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| Describe an avian basophil appearance? |
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| small round cells with a centrally located nucleus |
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| Name the two avian agranulocytes? |
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Definition
| lymphocytes and monocytes |
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| What cell is mostly confused with lymphocytes? |
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| Name 3 blood parasites of birds? |
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| Plasmodium (avian malaria), haemoproteus, and leukocytozoon. |
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