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Modifications of some acute phase proteins and the white blood cell count in thoroughbreds during training
Author(s) -
Fazio F.,
Assenza A.,
Tosto F.,
Casella S.,
Piccione G.,
Caola G.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.c3761
Subject(s) - haptoglobin , white blood cell , venipuncture , fibrinogen , medicine , analysis of variance , acute phase protein , horse , repeated measures design , hemoglobin , blood proteins , endocrinology , biology , surgery , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , inflammation
The concentrations of plasma fibrinogen and serum haptoglobin and the white blood cell count (WBC) were assessed in 17 thoroughbreds. All horses were trained for 80 days, six days a week, with one day of rest per week. Blood samples were collected from each animal by jugular venepuncture, at 06.00, every 20 days for a period of 80 days, and the fibrinogen and haptoglobin concentrations and WBC were determined. One‐way repeated measures analysis of variance, followed by the Bonferroni test, was used to determine significant differences. Training was associated with a significant increase in the concentrations of plasma fibrinogen (Plt;0.01) and serum haptoglobin (Plt;0.0005), but had no significant effect on the WBC count.