Table 1.
Blood types reported in different geographical locations in different breeds of cat in published studies
| Country/regional source of data (reference) | Breed | Number of cats | Type A % | Type B % | Type AB % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 3 | Non-pedigree | 139 | 87.1 | 7.9 | 5.0 |
| British Shorthair | 121 | 39.7 | 58.7 | 1.6 | |
| Birman | 24 | 62.5 | 29.2 | 8.3 | |
| Persian | 17 | 88.2 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Other pedigrees | 45 | 77.8 | 6.7 | 15.5 | |
| UK 4 | Non-pedigree | 105 | 67.6 | 30.5 | 1.9 |
| Siamese | 13 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other pedigrees | 38 | 76.3 | 21.1 | 2.6 | |
| UK 5 | Bengal | 100 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark 6 | Non-pedigree | 105 | 98.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Persian | 56 | 96.4 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| British Shorthair | 30 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0 | |
| Abyssinian | 20 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other pedigrees | 33 | 90.9 | 9.1 | 0 | |
| Australia 7 | Non-pedigree | 355 | 62.0 | 36.0 | 1.6 |
| Siamese | 12 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Devon Rex | 70 | 45.0 | 54.0 | 1.4 | |
| British Shorthair | 8 | 38.0 | 62.0 | 0 | |
| New Zealand 8 | Non-pedigree | 245 | 70.6 | 13.9 | 0.8 |
| France 9 | Non-pedigree | 320 | 83.8 | 14.4 | |
| Pedigree | 37 | 89.2 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Central Italy 10 | Non-pedigree | 483 | 89.8 | 7.0 | 3.1 |
| North Italy 11 | Non-pedigree | 233 | 91.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| South Italy 11 | Non-pedigree | 215 | 77.2 | 12.1 | 10.7 |
| Italy 12 | Ragdoll | 61 | 77.1 | 4.9 | 18.0 |