Barbara Riond

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare that there are no financial or other relationships that could lead to a conflict of interest. REFERENCES 1, , , , . Abnormal Sysmex XT-2000iV DIFF scattergram in a cat with a prominent mastocytemia. Vet Clin Pathol. 2019; 48(4): 624-629. doi:10.1111/vcp.12792 2, . Validation of the Sysmex XT-2000iV hematology system for dogs, cats, and horses. II. Differential leukocyte counts. Vet Clin Pathol. 2009; 38(2): 175-182.

1 Introduction The assimilation, retention, and release of nutrients by animals underpins multiple aspects of their biology and ecology (Robbins 2012; Subalusky and Post 2019). For example, an animals’ nutritional requirements, which dictate various behaviors (e.g., diet, movement patterns) and life-history traits (e.g., reproductive cycles), are directly related to the assimilation efficiency and retention time of nutrients within their bodies (Birnie-Gauvin et al. 2017).

AA autoantibody cTSH canine thyroid stimulating hormone DOCP desoxycorticosterone pivalate fT4 free thyroxine T3 total triiodothyronine T4 total thyroxine TgAA thyroglobin-AA 1 INTRODUCTION The predominant form of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs is characterized as primary hypoadrenocorticism, involving the destruction of the adrenal cortex, leading to complete deficiency of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids.