Research Article
Signalment and Blood Types in Cats Being Evaluated as Blood Donors at Two Italian University Blood Banks
Table 1
Breed and blood type in 357 cats evaluated as potential blood donors at two Italian university blood banks.
| Breed | (%) | Type A (%) | Type B (%) | Type AB (%) |
| European domestic shorthair | 195 (54.6) | 180 (92.3) | 10 (5.1) | 5 (2.6) | Maine Coon | 75 (21) | 75 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Ragdoll | 25 (7) | 17 (68) | 2 (8) | 6 (24) | Persian | 8 (2.2) | 4 (50) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (37.5) | Sphynx | 7 (2.0) | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | 0 (0) | Norwegian forest cat | 7 (2.0) | 7 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Birman | 7 (2.0) | 7 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Devon Rex | 6 (1.7) | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | 0 (0) | British shorthair | 6 (1.7) | 6 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Abyssinian | 6 (1.7) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 0 (0) | Chartreux | 5 (1.4) | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Siberian | 3 (0.8) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Siamese | 3 (0.8) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Exotic shorthair | 3 (0.8) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Russian blue | 1 (0.3) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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