Tipificación sanguínea en caninos (CANIS LUPUS FAMILIARIS) mestizos con el método rápido blood typing card en el refugio Arca-Cuenca

Abstract

A study was conducted on blood typing in mixed-breed dogs at the Arca-Cuenca shelter, using the rapid method known as “Blood Typing Card” with the objective to determine the proportion of each blood type and establish its predominance in relation to sex and coat type. Blood samples were taken from the cephalic vein of 60 canines, of which 83% had Dea type 1.1 and 17% had Dea type 1.2, with no records of Dea type 1.3. The blood group distribution showed a slight majority of females in Dea type group 1.1 and a higher proportion of males in Dea type group 1.2. In addition, the Dea type group 1.1 predominated in short- haired canines. Significant correlations were found between sex and blood type, as well as correlations between blood type and coat type. These findings suggest a low genetic diversity in the analyzed population due to the predominance of the Dea 1.1 blood group (83%) and the absence of other blood types, suggesting a close genetic relationship and possible inbreeding in the analyzed population, possibly due to inbreeding, and highlighting the importance of blood typing in improve veterinary care in the shelter. The main conclusion was that blood typing in mixed-breed canines from the Arca-Cuenca shelter revealed that the most common blood group is Dea 1.1 (83%), with a slight majority of females in this group, meanwhile Dea 1.2, predominantly in males, showed a relationship with coat type, suggesting significant correlations between blood type, sex and phenotypic traits in the analyzed population.

Keywords: typing, blood, Arca