Silvestre-Ferreira Ana C, Pastor Josep, Almeida Odete, Montoya Alberto
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
Vet Clin Pathol. 2004;33(4):240-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-165x.2004.tb00380.x.
The frequencies of feline blood types in northern Portugal were studied by surveying 185 pedigreed and nonpedigreed cats. Blood typing was performed by the traditional tube method. As a single group, the majority of cats were type A (90.3%), 3.8% were type B, and 5.9% were type AB. Among pedigreed cats, 19 were Siamese and 7 were Persian; all but 1 were type A. Among nonpedigreed cats, 89.3% were type A, 4.4% were type B, and 6.3% were type AB.