animals Article Hematological and Biochemical Reference Intervals for 5 Adult Hunting Dog Breeds Using a Blood Donor Database Arianna Miglio 1,* , Alessandra Gavazza 2 , Donatella Siepi 3, Francesco Bagaglia 3, Ambra Misia 1 and Maria Teresa Antognoni 1 1 Department of Veterinary Medicine, Blood Bank and Transfusion Unit EMOVET-UNIPG, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +39-075.5857615 Received: 20 June 2020; Accepted: 14 July 2020; Published: 16 July 2020 Simple Summary: Hematological and biochemical profiles are essential in the diagnosis and monitoring of disease in veterinary medicine, requiring optimal Reference Intervals (RIs) for accurate interpretation. The aim of this study is to determine hematobiochemical RIs for 5 hunting dog breeds from a blood donor database and to compare them with laboratory established and published RIs to identify possible breed and attitude-related differences. A total of 445 healthy adult hunting dogs (156 Ariégeois, A; 52 Bleu de Gascogne, B; 64 Bracco italiano, C; 123 Segugio italiano, D; 50 Briquet Griffon Vandeen, E) were included in the study. Significant differences in 12 hematologic and serum biochemical analytes, for which a breed-specific variation appears to be the most plausible explanation, were detected, and new RIs for these parameters are provided.