title: Modifications of some acute phase proteins and the white blood cell count in thoroughbreds during training.
abstract: 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 (P<0.01) and serum haptoglobin (P<0.0005), but had no significant effect on the WBC count.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Polo Universitario Annunziata, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy. francesco.fazio@unime.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assenza
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tosto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piccione
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caola
mesh_terms: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D006242:Haptoglobins; D005340:Fibrinogen