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Examination of Blood for Various Horse Categories

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Equids".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 5869

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Mariko Mochizuki-Kobayashi

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Department of Applied Science, School of Veterinary Nursing and Technology, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan
Interests: equine; animal public health; animal welfare

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

There are many interesting reports of thoroughbred horses upon the biochemical examination of blood. It is well known that the information available in these reports in not always applicable to small-sized horses such as ponies and miniature horses. There is a similar situation for heavy breeds of horses. As the data of the biochemical examination of blood are one of main markers to know the condition of health of animals, the aim of this Special Issue is to publish original research papers, reviews, and case reports concerning the examination of the blood of various horse categories. Comparisons between small-sized horses and full-sized horses are welcome. Reports tightly targeted to small-sized Equidae are also certainly possible. Areas of interest are studies related to the componential analysis of blood in Equine, especially for small-sized horses. An interesting inspection item is the general biochemical examination of blood, for the examination of trace and major elements, and oxidative stress. We want to create an understandable presentation by the predigested statistical processing. We invite you to share your recent findings through this Special Issue.

Prof. Mariko Mochizuki-Kobayashi
Guest Editor

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Prevalence of Ca Blood Type and Alloantibodies in a Population of Horses from Italy
by Daniela Proverbio, Roberta Perego, Luciana Baggiani, Francesco Ferrucci, Enrica Zucca, Federico Nobile and Eva Spada
Animals 2020, 10(7), 1179; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10071179 - 13 Jul 2020
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A knowledge of the blood groups and alloantibodies present is essential for the safe transfusion of blood products in horses. Pre-transfusion screening and blood typing minimizes the risk of incompatible RBC transfusions and prevents immunization of the recipient against incompatible RBC antigens. The [...] Read more.
A knowledge of the blood groups and alloantibodies present is essential for the safe transfusion of blood products in horses. Pre-transfusion screening and blood typing minimizes the risk of incompatible RBC transfusions and prevents immunization of the recipient against incompatible RBC antigens. The frequencies of blood groups can vary among different breeds. Knowledge of a breed’s blood group prevalence can be very useful for identifying the best blood donors during transfusion in clinical practice. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of the Ca blood type in horses from Italy using a monoclonal immunocromatographic method and to estimate the prevalence of anti-Ca alloantibodies in Ca− horses using agglutination on gel technique. Ca blood type was determined on 110 whole blood samples. The prevalence of the Ca+ blood type was 79.1%. This study also provides data about the prevalence of Ca+ blood group in Italian Saddle Horses (77,3%) and Dutch Warmblood (58,3%). No significant association was found between Ca blood type and sex with 79.5% and 78.8% of females and males testing Ca+, respectively. The total number of Ca− samples with detectable anti-Ca alloantibodies was 7/23 (30.4%). Full article
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The Oxidative Stress Markers of Horses—the Comparison with Other Animals and the Influence of Exercise and Disease
by Saori Shono, Azusa Gin, Fumiko Minowa, Kimihiro Okubo and Mariko Mochizuki
Animals 2020, 10(4), 617; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10040617 - 03 Apr 2020
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Diacron-reactive oxygen metabolite (d-ROM) and biological antioxidant potential (BAP) levels in the serum of horses were measured (ponies, n = 15; thoroughbred, n = 31; other full-sized horses, n = 7). The mean d-ROM levels in horses were significantly higher (p < [...] Read more.
Diacron-reactive oxygen metabolite (d-ROM) and biological antioxidant potential (BAP) levels in the serum of horses were measured (ponies, n = 15; thoroughbred, n = 31; other full-sized horses, n = 7). The mean d-ROM levels in horses were significantly higher (p < 0.001) than those in dairy cattle (n = 25) and dogs (n = 31). However, d-ROM levels in horses were lower than the standard levels reported in humans. When d-ROM and BAP levels were plotted graphically, the points for horses with a disease (ringbone in 1 Japanese sports horse, cellulitis in 1 thoroughbred, melanoma in 1 Lipizzaner) fell outside the group of points for other (non-diseased) horses. A similar separation was seen (using data from other authors) for a horse with Rhodococcus equi, a horse following castration surgery, and a mare following delivery. These results, comparing horses, other animals, and humans, are interesting from the standpoint of comparative medicine, and they contribute to the sparse literature available on d-ROM and BAP levels in animals. Because the level of d-ROM and BAP levels were changed depending on the situation of health, those indexes are promising as indices of health in horses. Full article
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