Table 2 Number of correctly/falsely classified avian blood samples (listed according to the avian order and use of the Natt-Herrick Tic® test method for WBC counting). One of the samples was a false positive (leukopenia instead of a normal leukocyte count), and one was a false negative (normal leukocyte count instead of leukocytosis). Overall, this represented 5% of the false results (2 out of 40)
From: White blood cell count in birds: evaluation of a commercially available method
Avian order | Number of samples | Leukopenia | Normal leukocyte count | Leukocytosis | False interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Psittaciformes | 17 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
Galliformes | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 (false positive) |
Accipitriformes | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 (false negative) |
Anseriformes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Passeriformes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Piciformes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ciconiiformes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total samples | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |