کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5545005 | 1555216 | 2017 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Original ArticleTriglyceride concentrations in neonatal foals: Serial measurement and effects of age and illness Original ArticleTriglyceride concentrations in neonatal foals: Serial measurement and effects of age and illness](/preview/png/5545005.png)
- Serum triglyceride concentrations varied with age during the neonatal period and differed from those in adult horses.
- Triglycerides were lowest immediately postpartum, peaked within one week of age, and then declined.
- Nonsurviving sick foals had higher serum triglyceride concentrations than surviving foals.
Few studies have evaluated the effects of age and illness on serum triglyceride concentrations in neonatal foals. The objectives of this study were to evaluate triglyceride concentrations in neonatal foals and their dams through serial measurement immediately postpartum and at 1-2 days and 10-12 days of age, as well as to measure them in sick foals.Serially measured serum triglycerides in seven healthy foals varied with age. Median (range) triglyceride concentrations were 28Â mg/dL (12-50Â mg/dL), 89Â mg/dL (51-264Â mg/dL), and 60Â mg/dL (28-135Â mg/dL) immediately postpartum, at 1-2 days of age, and 10-12 days of age, respectively (PÂ <Â 0.001). Triglyceride concentrations varied hourly by up to 117Â mg/dL in individual foals. The dams had lower triglycerides (median, 20Â mg/dL; range, 12-49Â mg/dL) than the foals, once foals were >24Â h old. Sick foals <24Â h old had lower triglycerides than sick foals aged 1-7 days (median, 41Â mg/dL [range, 16-116]; median, 110Â mg/dL [range, 24-379Â mg/dL]; PÂ <Â 0.001). Age and triglyceride concentration showed a non-linear association independent of foal health status (PÂ =Â 0.01). Sick foals with positive bacterial cultures had higher triglycerides than those with negative cultures (median, 111Â mg/dL [range, 10-379Â mg/dL] and median 53Â mg/dL [range, 17-271Â mg/dL], respectively; PÂ =Â 0.033). Nonsurvivors had higher triglycerides than survivors (median, 116Â mg/dL [range, 41-379Â mg/dL] and median, 55Â mg/dL [range, 10-311Â mg/dL], respectively; PÂ =Â 0.04). In conclusion, triglycerides were highest in healthy neonatal foals aged 1-2 days, and in nonsurviving sick foals and those with positive bacterial cultures. Age was associated with triglyceride concentration regardless of health status.
Journal: The Veterinary Journal - Volume 227, September 2017, Pages 23-29