Advances in Hematology and Hemorheology in Veterinary Practice and Laboratory Animal Science

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 810

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Általános Orvostudományi Kar, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Interests: laboratory animal science; hematology ; hemorheology; hemodynamics

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Dear Colleagues,

Veterinary hematology deals with the quantitative and qualitative study of the blood's cellular elements. These investigations help to diagnose and monitor diseases affecting animals. Moreover, due to the development of modern, automatic blood-counting analyzers, this fundamental discipline increasingly contributes to scientific progress. Hemorheology, or blood rheology, is the study of the flow properties of blood and its elements of plasma and cells. Hemorheological values vary widely among animal species. These differences can present an adaptation process to a particular environment or mode of life. Hemorheology is one of today's dynamically developing fields of science, which, in addition to its research service, plays an increasingly important role in clinical diagnostics, both in human medicine and veterinary medicine.

In this Special Issue, we invite original research papers, reviews, or studies on hematology and hemorheology regarding everyday veterinary practices and laboratory animal science.

Dr. Ádám Deák
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Keywords

  • veterinary hematology
  • laboratory animals
  • hematopoietic system
  • hemorheology
  • blood and plasma viscosity
  • red blood cell deformability
  • red blood cell aggregation

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Significance of Hemorheological Tests During Mycoplasma Pulmonis Infection in Laboratory Rats
by Ádám Deák, Barbara Bedőcs-Baráth, Ádám Varga, Ádám Attila Mátrai, Tímea Bácskai, Krisztina Deák-Pocsai and Norbert Németh
Animals 2025, 15(4), 563; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15040563 - 14 Feb 2025
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Mycoplasma pulmonis (M. pulmonis) is a chronic infection that can appear in laboratory animal facilities. Deviations in hemorheological parameters during many pathological processes were detected, but it is unknown to what extent M. pulmonis infection causes changes in micro-rheological parameters. We performed our [...] Read more.
Mycoplasma pulmonis (M. pulmonis) is a chronic infection that can appear in laboratory animal facilities. Deviations in hemorheological parameters during many pathological processes were detected, but it is unknown to what extent M. pulmonis infection causes changes in micro-rheological parameters. We performed our study on 25 symptomatic and asymptomatic Wistar rats, randomly selected from the entire population and presumably infected with Mycoplasma. From the blood samples, we determined the hematological parameters, red blood cell deformability under varying shear stress and varying osmolality, and the degree of red blood cell aggregation. We used the data of age- and sex-matched animals from our previous research as a control. Red blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit values, and platelet count were significantly reduced in Mycoplasma-infected animals. Significantly reduced erythrocyte aggregation and deformability were detected. In conclusion, M. pulmonis infection causes significant changes in hemorheological and hematological parameters. Periodic measurement of these parameters can help monitor the infection. Full article
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