Microhematocrit Capillary Tubes

Veterinary PCV and Hematocrit Testing

Packed cell volume is a fundamental veterinary laboratory test used to evaluate the proportion of red blood cells within a blood sample. Microhematocrit capillary tubes provide the small-volume format needed to prepare samples for centrifugation and subsequent PCV measurement.

Learners can work through capillary tube filling, sample preparation, sealing, centrifuge placement, and reading the resulting packed cell volume as part of a complete hematology workflow. The process connects blood collection and specimen handling with the laboratory data used during patient assessment.

These tubes fit naturally into veterinary hematology labs, diagnostic skills exercises, and PCV training alongside compatible microhematocrit centrifuges and readers.