Hemossedimentaçäo em seringa em eqüino em condiçöes de campo / Blood sedimentation in syringe in equines in field conditions

ABSTRACT

The efficiency of a simple method (blood sedimentation in syringe) for equine hematocrit determination was tested and compared with the microhematocrit method. Sixty equines of both sex and several breeds were randomly divided into two distinct groups. Blood samples were collected in EDTA and analysed by the microhematocrit method and by blood sedimentation in 3ml plastic syringe (Group I) and 10ml plastic syringe (Group II). The results were analyzed by correlation and linear regression. The blood sedimentation in 3ml plastic syringe showed suitable for hematocrit determination after 30 minutes, in field conditions