Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The frequency of blood groups was researched in domestic non-pedigree cats and some pedigree cats in the City of Zagreb.The research comprised 30 domestic non-pedigree cats and 15 pedigree cats, of which 10 were British shorthair cats and 5 Persian cats.Of the 30 domestic non-pedigree cats, 29 of them (96.66 %) had blood group A. Only one cat (3.33 %) had blood group AB.Blood group B is extremely rate, and was found in only one of the 10 British shorthair cats.The remaining British shorthair cats had blood group A. All fi ve Persian cats tested had blood group A. The frequency of blood groups in domestic non-pedigree cats and in British shorthair and Persian cats is very similar to the frequency of these breeds in the rest of the world.
Authors: Tugomir Karadjole, Irina Kovačević, Marko Samardžija, Tomislav Babić, Mario Kreszinger, Berislav Radišić, I. Harapin, Ljiljana Bedrica
Institution: University of Zagreb
Language: English
Topic: Blood groups and transfusion
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2342527609