Validation of a cage-side agglutination card for Dal blood typing in dogs

Two percent of the dog population are Dal-negative dog, this is more common in certain breeds such as Doberman Pinschers (42.4%) and Dalmatians (11.7%), so finding comparative blood for these dogs can be challenging.

Researchers evaluated one-hundred and fifty dogs, including 38 blood donors, 52 Doberman Pinschers, 23 Dalmatians and 37 anemic dogs to help validate a cage-side agglutination card for Dal blood typing and determine the lowest packed cell volume at which interpretation remains accurate.

The accuracy for the tests were 98% (card) and 100% (gel column.) using the card and gel column assays, respectively. However, 1 false-positive (Doberman Pinscher), and 17 false-negative samples including 13 anemic dogs (PCV range of median, 13%).

Dal agglutination cards are reliable as a cage-side test, but results should be interpreted cautiously in severely anemic patients.Read more by clicking on the link below:

Validation of a cage-side agglutination card for Dal blood typing in dogs