The gross appearance, cellular constituents, and quality of mucin clot of synovial fluid from the normal tibiotarsal joints of 57 healthy Korean cattle were investigated.
The results obtained were summarized as followings.
1. The gross appearance of the synovial fluid were quite clear without any minute particles of flocculent, colourless (78.95%) or slightly yellowish (21.05%), and it did not coagulate within the 24 hours after sampling.
2. The mean number of leucocytes for the entire group was 127.68±13.84/㎣ (SE) with a range of 0 to 627/㎣ for individual samples. In the total cell count no significance among the investigated are and sex categories was found.
3. The mean differential value? for the groups ware: neutrophil, 9.36±1.67% ; lymphocyte, 57.66±8.34%; monocyte, 24.70±2.22%; eosinophil, 1.45±0.27%; and macrophage, 5.83±1.13%. No basophils were observed in stained smears of synovial fluid.
4. Normal mucin coot quality was recorded for 94.7% of the animals, but 5.3% were observed to have fair mucin clot quality. Quality of mucin clot was approximately equal for bulls, cows, and calves.
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