Plasma total antioxidant status in horses after 8-hours of road transportation.
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 8-hour road transport on plasma total antioxidant status (PTAS) and general clinical appearance in horses.


RESULTS
The study was conducted on a group of 60 horses of different breeds aged from 4 to 10 years. Venous blood was collected and a clinical examination was performed immediately before loading horses onto trailers for an 8 hour transport (I), immediately after unloading them from the trailer (II), and after a subsequent 24 hour stall rest (III). The ferric-reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) was used to determine PTAS. The transportation significantly increased respiratory and heart rates. The average PTAS increased during the three subsequent samplings: I: 170±77 (μmol/l) II: 204±70 (μmol/l) III: 221±74 (μmol/l).


CONCLUSIONS
Long-distance transport increased the PTAS horses, as well as respiratory and heart rates.
Artur
A
Niedźwiedź
Krzysztof
K
Kubiak
Józef
J
Nicpoń
D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014186:Transportation
D000975:Antioxidants