Frequencies of feline blood types in Hungary

Abstract

Feline blood group determination is done as a routine diagnostic method in numerous countries. Blood transfusion reactions and feline neonatal isoerythrolysis (FNI) can be avoided with the identification of different feline blood groups. The present study is the first investigation in Hungary during which 100 cats have been examined from all over the country. These cats were out of six breeds: European domestic shorthair, Persian mix, Persian, Abyssinian, Siamese and British shorthair. In the Hungarian feline population European domestic shorthair are most common but other breeds also occur. European domestic shorthair, Persian mix, Abyssianian, Siamese and British shorthair individuals all belonged to blood type A (100%). Blood type B was found very rarely and only in Persian cats. One-third of the Persian cats were categorised into blood type B, whilst type AB was not found during the study.

Frequencies of blood type A, B and AB in non‐pedigree domestic cats in Turkey

“…Although type AB occurs only in breeds in which type B is detected, type AB cats were found in some but not all breeds with type B blood (Giger and others 1992, Jensen and others 1994, Bagdi and others 2001, Arikan and others 2003). The absence of type AB cats in breeds having type B cats supports the idea that type AB cats are not the result of a typical AxB mating but rather are due to a third allele that allows the codominant expression of the A and B erythrocyte antigen (Giger and others 1991a, Griot‐Wenk and others 1996).…”

“…Type A is the most common blood type observed in domestic cats; however, the frequency of blood types in non‐pedigree domestic cats varies worldwide. Although overall 98 per cent of all domestic shorthair (DSH) and domestic longhair (DLH) cats in the USA have type A blood (Giger and others 1991b), studies in Australia and in European countries have shown that the prevalence of type B cats in non‐pedigree cat populations can vary from 0 to 26 per cent (Auer and Bell 1981, Giger and others 1992, Knottenbelt and others 1999a, Bagdi and others 2001, Mylonakis and others 2001). In contrast, type AB cats are rare, with a frequency of less than 1 per cent in most of the non‐pedigree and purebred cat populations studied worldwide (Griot‐Wenk and others 1996).…”

Cytidine monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase (CMAH) mutations associated with the domestic cat AB blood group

“…A majority of random bred cats throughout the world are type A [4-6,9-13]. However, some cat breeds have a high frequency of type B individuals.…”

Frequências Dos Tipos Sanguíneos E Títulos Dos Aloanticorpos Em Felinos Domésticos

“…Em relação às raças indeterminadas ou mestiças, tanto felinos de pêlo curto quanto pêlo longo, a distribuição da frequência na cidade foi de 98,8% em felinos com tipo sanguíneo A e 1,2% em felinos do tipo sanguíneo B, não havendo frequência em felinos com o tipo sanguíne AB. Estes dados são compatíveis com estudos prévios principalmente em relação à frequência do tipo sanguíneo A em gatos mestiços, que em outros países encontra-se elevada, apresentando frequências superiores a 90% neste grupo sanguíneo (1,8,12,17,19,(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28) . A Tabela 1 apresenta os resultados das frequências dos tipos sanguíneos dos felinos domésticos.…”

“…No Brasil, na cidade de Porto Alegre do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Lacerda e colaboradores (19) também não encontraram este tipo sanguíneo em felinos mestiços. Também não foram relatados felinos com este tipo sanguíneo na Alemanha, Áustria, Dinamarca, Escócia, Finlândia, França, Holanda, Hungria, Itália, Suíça e Japão (1,12,(23)(24)(25)27,29) . Em relação às raças puras específicas avaliadas, foram estudadas duas raças específicas, a raça Persa e a raça Siamês.…”