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Genome-wide analyses implicate 33 loci in heritable dog osteosarcoma, including regulatory variants near CDKN2A/B

Abstract Background Canine osteosarcoma is clinically nearly identical to the human disease, but is common and highly heritable, making genetic...

Iron Status in Blood Donor Dogs

Abstract Background Despite the popularity of canine blood donor (BD) programs, there is scarce scientific information regarding iron status in...

Markers of iron metabolism in retired racing Greyhounds with and without osteosarcoma

Abstract Background Greyhounds have well-described clinicopathologic idiosyncrasies, including a high prevalence of osteosarcoma (OSA). Hematocrit, HGB, and HGB oxygen affinity...

Arterial Blood Pressure, Proteinuria, and Renal Histopathology in Clinically Healthy Retired Racing Greyhounds

Physiologic peculiarities of Greyhounds as compared to other dogs make interpretation of laboratory results in this breed challenging for veterinarians....

Haematological, blood gas and acid-base values in the Galgo Español (Spanish greyhound)

Haematologic profiles, electrolyte concentrations, blood gas values and acid-base balance have been studied and reported in healthy greyhounds; however, there...

Epsilon Aminocaproic Acid for the Prevention of Delayed Postoperative Bleeding in Retired Racing Greyhounds Undergoing Gonadectomy

Objective To evaluate the effects of epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) on the prevalence of postoperative bleeding in retired racing Greyhounds...

Retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness of epsilon aminocaproic acid for the prevention of postamputation bleeding in retired racing Greyhounds with appendicular bone tumors

Objectives – To determine the frequency of delayed postoperative bleeding in retired racing Greyhounds with appendicular bone tumors undergoing limb...

Haptoglobin concentration in galgos and greyhounds

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Clinical pathology of Greyhounds and other sighthounds

This article is an invited review on the clinical pathology of Greyhounds and other sighthounds. ​ The authors discuss the...

Characterization of canine osteosarcoma by array comparative genomic hybridization and RT-qPCR: Signatures of genomic imbalance in canine osteosarcoma parallel the human counterpart

Abstract Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most commonly diagnosed malignant bone tumor in humans and dogs, characterized in both species by...

Thromboelastographic changes after gonadectomy in retired racing greyhounds

Twenty-one healthy greyhounds with no history or clinical signs of bleeding disorders, and no abnormalities on physical examination, complete blood...

White-Coat Effect on Systemic Blood Pressure in Retired Racing Greyhounds

Greyhounds are known to have a higher systemic arterial blood pressure (BP) than non-Greyhound dogs. The purpose of this study...

Blood gas analysis in a Spanish sighthound breed (galgo Español)

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Structure of Greyhound hemoglobin: origin of high oxygen affinity

This study presents the crystal structure of Greyhound hemoglobin (GrHb) determined to 1.9 Å resolution. GrHb was found to crystallize...

Hematología del Galgo Español utilizando el analizador hematológico LaserCyte (IDEXX)

Los Greyhounds tienen valores hematológicos y bioquímicos diferentes a los de perros de otras razas, incluyendo alto hematocrito (HCT), recuento...

Blood gas analysis and cooximetry in retired racing Greyhounds

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Serum concentrations of IgG, IgA, and IgM in retired racing Greyhound dogs

Greyhound dogs have significant physiologic, hematologic, and biochemical differences when compared with other breeds, including significantly lower serum globulin concentration...

Prevalence of dog erythrocyte antigens in retired racing Greyhounds

Blood groups in dogs are designated as dog erythrocyte antigen (DEA) 1.1, 1.2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and Dal. There...