Blood groups in cats in the city of Zagreb/Krvne grupe macaka na podrucju grada Zagreba

The frequency of blood groups was researched in domestic non-pedigree cats and some pedigree cats in the City of Zagreb. The research comprised 30 domestic non-pedigree cats and 15 pedigree cats, of which 10 were British shorthair cats and 5 Persian cats. Of the 30 domestic non-pedigree cats, 29 of them (96.66 %) had blood group A. Only one cat (3.33 %) had blood group AB. Blood group B is extremely rate, and was found in only one of the 10 British shorthair cats. The remaining British shorthair cats had blood group A. All five Persian cats tested had blood group A. The frequency of blood groups in domestic non-pedigree cats and in British shorthair and Persian cats is very similar to the frequency of these breeds in the rest of the world. Key words: blood groups, domestic cats, British cats, Persian cats Istrazivane su krvne grupe u domacih i nekih cistokrvnih macaka na podrucju grada Zagreba. U istrazivanje je bilo ukljuceno 30 domacih i 15 cistokrvnih macaka, 10 britanskih i 5 perzijskih. Od 30 domacih macaka, njih 29 (96,66 %) imalo je krvnu grupu A. Samo jedna domaca macka (3,33 %) imala je krvnu grupu AB. Krvna grupa B je izuzetno rijetka, nadena je samo u jedne od 10 britanskih macaka. Preostale britanske macke imale su krvnu grupu A. Svih 5 pretrazenih perzijskih macaka imale su krvnu grupu A. Ucestalost krvnih grupa u domacih macaka te britanskih i perzijskih vrlo je slicna ucestalosti krvnih grupa u ovih pasmina macaka drugdje u svijetu. Kljucne rijeci: krvne grupe, domace macke, britanske macke, perzijske macke