INTERPRETATION OF EQUINE LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS

1 Veterinary Diagnostic Testing 1
2 Basic Techniques and Procedures 13
3 Point�]of�]Care Testing 23
4 Test Performance 27
5 Enzymes 33
6 Kidney Function Tests 39
7 Carbohydrates 45
8 Lipids 49
9 Blood Gases 57
10 Electrolytes 67
11 Miscellaneous Solutes 75
12 Cardiac Troponin 81
13 Vitamin and Mineral Assessment 85
14 Toxicologic Diagnostics 99
15 Therapeutic Drug Monitorings 109
16 Red Blood Cells 113
17 Leukocytes 119
18 Platelets 127
19 Blood Proteins and Acute Phase Proteins 133
20 Clotting Times (aPTT and PT) 139
21 Antithrombin 141
22 Fibrin and Fibrinogen Degradation Products (FDPs) 143
23 Coagulation Factors 145
24 Equine Infectious Anemia Virus 147
25 Equine Influenza Virus 151
26 Alpha�]Herpesviruses (EHV�]1, EHV�]4) 153
27 Equine Rhinitis Viruses (ERAV, ERBV) 155
28 Interpretation of Testing for Common Mosquito Transmitted Diseases: West Nile Virus and Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis 157
29 Streptococcus equi ss equi 165
30 Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis 171
31 Neorickettisa risticii 177
32 Anaplasma phagocytophilum 181
33 Lawsonia intracellularis 185
34 Borrelia burgdorferi 191
35 Clostridium difficile 197
36 Leptospira spp. 203
37 Fungal Pathogens 209
38 Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi 215
39 Babesia caballi and Theileria equi 221
40 Assessment of Vaccination Status and Susceptibility to Infection 227
41 Immune�]Mediated Hemolytic Anemia 243
42 Equine Neonatal Isoerythrolysis 251
43 Immune�]Mediated Thrombocytopenia 257
44 Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia 263
45 Cellular Immunity 267
46 Immunoglobulins 273
47 Equine Blood Groups and Factors 283
48 Bacteriology and Mycology Testing 287
49 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 297
50 Parasite Control Strategies 301
51 Molecular Diagnostics for Infectious Pathogens 321
52 Equine Genetic Testing 335
53 Genetic Tests for Equine Coat Color 349
54 Peritoneal Fluid 357
55 Respiratory Secretions 363
56 Pleural Fluid 379
57 Urine Analysis 383
58 Synovial Fluid 387
59 Cerebrospinal Fluid 393
60 Laboratory Testing for Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 401
61 Endocrine Testing for Reproductive Conditions in Horses 409
62 Foaling Predictor Tests 419

Interpretation of Equine Laboratory Diagnostics offers a comprehensive approach to equine laboratory diagnostics, including hematology, clinical chemistry, serology, body fluid analysis, microbiology, clinical parasitology, endocrinology, immunology, and molecular diagnostics.
Offers a practical resource for the accurate interpretation of laboratory results, with examples showing real-world applications
Covers hematology, clinical chemistry, serology, body fluid analysis, microbiology, clinical parasitology, endocrinology, immunology, and molecular diagnostics
Introduces the underlying principles of laboratory diagnostics
Provides clinically oriented guidance on performing and interpreting laboratory tests
Presents a complete reference to establish and new diagnostic procedures
• Offers a practical resource for the accurate interpretation of laboratory results, with examples showing real-world applications
• Covers hematology, clinical chemistry, serology, body fluid analysis, microbiology, clinical parasitology, endocrinology, immunology, and molecular diagnostics
• Introduces the underlying principles of laboratory diagnostics
• Provides clinically oriented guidance on performing and interpreting laboratory tests
• Presents a complete reference to established and new diagnostic procedures

Authors
• Nicola Pusterla, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, is Professor of Equine Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in Davis, California, USA.
• Jill Higgins, DVM, is a Private Equine Practitioner/Consultant at Equine Consulting Services in Penryn, California, USA.