MEASUREMENT OF RED CELL DIAMETERS AS A TOOL FOR ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EGYPTIAN WATER BUFFALOES

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The present study recorded the red cell diameters in Egyptian animals with special reference to Egyptian water buffaloes, as a tool for animal identification through examination of fresh blood specimens. The diameters were 5.85, 7.7, 6.96, 3.65, 3, 4.84, 5.84, 5.3, 7.64, and 5.53 microns for cat, dog, rabbit, sheep, goat, cow, ass, horse, human, and buffaloes respectively.