Table 2 Proportion of manual differentials requested by clinical pathologists between 2004 and 2006 based on defined criteria in 14,953 dog, cat and horse blood samples
From: Rate of manual leukocyte differentials in dog, cat and horse blood samples using ADVIA 120 cytograms
| Â | Dogs | Cats | Horses |
|---|---|---|---|
Absolute sample number | 10,139 | 2,494 | 2,320 |
Manual differentials in % | 21 | 32 | 20 |
Reasons for requesting manual differentials (%) | |||
Suspicion of left shift | 13 | 25 | 17 |
No clear separation of cell populations | 10 | 15 | 10 |
Suspicion of reactive lymphocytes | 12 | 5 | 2 |
Suspicion of blasts | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0009 |