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The most widely used blood grouping system is the Dog Erythrocyte Antigen system (DEA)and within this system eight blood groups exist.
 
The most widely used blood grouping system is the Dog Erythrocyte Antigen system (DEA)and within this system eight blood groups exist.
 
DEA 1 (DEA 1.1 DEA 1.2), DEA2 - DEA 7.  
 
DEA 1 (DEA 1.1 DEA 1.2), DEA2 - DEA 7.  
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Often Rottweilers, Labradors and Golden retrivers have DEA 1.1 or DEA 1.2 blood types and Greyhounds and German Shepherd Dogs are frequently DEA 1.1 and DEA 1.2 negative.
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==Alloantibodies==
 
==Alloantibodies==
 
Unlike [[Blood Groups - Cat|cats]] dogs do not have natural alloantibodies against other blood groups unless a transfusion has been performed.
 
Unlike [[Blood Groups - Cat|cats]] dogs do not have natural alloantibodies against other blood groups unless a transfusion has been performed.
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DEA 1.1 and DEA 1.2 are the most antigenic.
 
DEA 1.1 and DEA 1.2 are the most antigenic.
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Ideally a donor would be DEA 1.1
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Ideally a donor would be DEA 1.1 and DEA 1.2 negative.
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[[Category:Transfusion Medicine]]
 
[[Category:Transfusion Medicine]]
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