Values of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) in thoroughbred horse submitted to exercise of different intensity

Authors

  • Mara Regina Stipp Balarin Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Londrina, PR
  • Raimundo Souza Lopes Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Veterinária, Botucatu, SP
  • Aguemi Kohayagawa Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP
  • Cecilia Braga Laposy Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Veterinária, São Paulo, SP
  • Joandes Henrique Fonteque Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2006.26572

Keywords:

Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW), Horses, Thoroughbred, Cell- Dyn 3500R

Abstract

In order to evaluate the influence of exercise of different intensities on Red Blood Cell Distribution width (RDW) and Packed Cell Volume (VG) in Thoroughbred horses, blood was collected from 60 animals, 30 males and 30 females, subdivided in groups of horses with 24 to 36 months of age and not in training, and after 12 months of training, and horses with 36 to 48 months of age in training. Blood samples where collected before and after trot and gallop. Samples where analyzed with a automatic cell counter (Cell-Dyn 3500R, Abbott Diagnostic). Red Blood Cell Distribution width (RDW) values increased significantly after trot and gallop demonstrating a variation in the size of red blood cells, while Packed Medium Cell Volume (VGM) values did not show variations before or after exercise.

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Published

2006-10-01

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 5 (2006)

Section

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How to Cite

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Balarin MRS, Lopes RS, Kohayagawa A, Laposy CB, Fonteque JH. Values of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) in thoroughbred horse submitted to exercise of different intensity. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2006 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Dec. 26];43(5):637-41. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/26572