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Bronchoalveolar lavage findings in horses with exercise intolerance
Author(s) -
FOGARTY U.,
BUCKLEY T.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1991.tb03756.x
Subject(s) - bronchoalveolar lavage , medicine , exercise intolerance , horse , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , lung , heart failure , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Summary Significant differences were detected by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) between horses racing successfully and those showing exercise intolerance. Neutrophil percentage, haemosiderophage percentage and total bacterial numbers were significantly elevated in horses with exercise intolerance. BAL provided a more accurate indication of the incidence and extent of exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH) than visual inspection.