Prevalence of Ca Blood Type and Alloantibodies in a Population of Horses from Italy
A knowledge of the blood groups and alloantibodies present is essential for the safe transfusion of blood products in horses. Pre-transfusion screening and blood typing minimizes the risk of incompatible RBC transfusions and prevents immunization of the recipient against incompatible RBC antigens. T...
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| author | Daniela Proverbio Roberta Perego Luciana Baggiani Francesco Ferrucci Enrica Zucca Federico Nobile Eva Spada |
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| description | A knowledge of the blood groups and alloantibodies present is essential for the safe transfusion of blood products in horses. Pre-transfusion screening and blood typing minimizes the risk of incompatible RBC transfusions and prevents immunization of the recipient against incompatible RBC antigens. The frequencies of blood groups can vary among different breeds. Knowledge of a breed’s blood group prevalence can be very useful for identifying the best blood donors during transfusion in clinical practice. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of the Ca blood type in horses from Italy using a monoclonal immunocromatographic method and to estimate the prevalence of anti-Ca alloantibodies in Ca− horses using agglutination on gel technique. Ca blood type was determined on 110 whole blood samples. The prevalence of the Ca+ blood type was 79.1%. This study also provides data about the prevalence of Ca+ blood group in Italian Saddle Horses (77,3%) and Dutch Warmblood (58,3%). No significant association was found between Ca blood type and sex with 79.5% and 78.8% of females and males testing Ca+, respectively. The total number of Ca− samples with detectable anti-Ca alloantibodies was 7/23 (30.4%). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd24ed7c9eed47988d2735cad149c9852023-11-20T06:36:13ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-07-01107117910.3390/ani10071179Prevalence of Ca Blood Type and Alloantibodies in a Population of Horses from ItalyDaniela Proverbio0Roberta Perego1Luciana Baggiani2Francesco Ferrucci3Enrica Zucca4Federico Nobile5Eva Spada6Veterinary Transfusion Research Laboratory (REVLab), Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), University of Milan, via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyVeterinary Transfusion Research Laboratory (REVLab), Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), University of Milan, via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyVeterinary Transfusion Research Laboratory (REVLab), Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), University of Milan, via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyDepartment of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety (VESPA), University of Milan, via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyDepartment of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety (VESPA), University of Milan, via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyVeterinary pratictioner, Via Budrio 44, 20153 Milan, ItalyVeterinary Transfusion Research Laboratory (REVLab), Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), University of Milan, via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyA knowledge of the blood groups and alloantibodies present is essential for the safe transfusion of blood products in horses. Pre-transfusion screening and blood typing minimizes the risk of incompatible RBC transfusions and prevents immunization of the recipient against incompatible RBC antigens. The frequencies of blood groups can vary among different breeds. Knowledge of a breed’s blood group prevalence can be very useful for identifying the best blood donors during transfusion in clinical practice. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of the Ca blood type in horses from Italy using a monoclonal immunocromatographic method and to estimate the prevalence of anti-Ca alloantibodies in Ca− horses using agglutination on gel technique. Ca blood type was determined on 110 whole blood samples. The prevalence of the Ca+ blood type was 79.1%. This study also provides data about the prevalence of Ca+ blood group in Italian Saddle Horses (77,3%) and Dutch Warmblood (58,3%). No significant association was found between Ca blood type and sex with 79.5% and 78.8% of females and males testing Ca+, respectively. The total number of Ca− samples with detectable anti-Ca alloantibodies was 7/23 (30.4%).https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/7/1179equineblood groupbreed prevalenceblood typealloantibodiesItaly |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Proverbio Roberta Perego Luciana Baggiani Francesco Ferrucci Enrica Zucca Federico Nobile Eva Spada Prevalence of Ca Blood Type and Alloantibodies in a Population of Horses from Italy Animals equine blood group breed prevalence blood type alloantibodies Italy |
| title | Prevalence of Ca Blood Type and Alloantibodies in a Population of Horses from Italy |
| title_full | Prevalence of Ca Blood Type and Alloantibodies in a Population of Horses from Italy |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Ca Blood Type and Alloantibodies in a Population of Horses from Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Ca Blood Type and Alloantibodies in a Population of Horses from Italy |
| title_short | Prevalence of Ca Blood Type and Alloantibodies in a Population of Horses from Italy |
| title_sort | prevalence of ca blood type and alloantibodies in a population of horses from italy |
| topic | equine blood group breed prevalence blood type alloantibodies Italy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/7/1179 |
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