Platelet Function Defect in a 5-Day-Old Simmental Calf |
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| Authors: | Christine B. Navarre Thomas R. Kasari Robert A. Green |
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| Affiliation: | Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Department of Large Animal Medicine &Surgery, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX;Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX |
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| Abstract: | A 5-day-old Simmental Heifer was evaluated for excessive bleeding from the skin following horse fly bites. A coagulation profile and platelet numbers were normal. In vitro platelet function, measured by whole blood aggregometry, was found to be abnormal when compared with age-matched controls. Therefore, this defect in hemostasis was attributed to a qualitative defect in platelet function. |
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