Figure 5.

Comparison of FCM values in (A) diseased horses (N = 18) before (blue boxes), during (red boxes), and after (green boxes) the reported disease resulting in significantly increased values during the time of disease (One Way RM ANOVA), as well as (B) distinguishing the etiology of the disease showing that traumatic injuries (N = 6) significantly increased FCM concentrations, whereas orthopedic (N = 6) and gastrointestinal disease (N = 6) did not (Two Way RM ANOVA; **p < 0.01). Boxplots show median (line within the box) ± interquartile range (shown by the box) and minimum and maximum values (whiskers), dots represent the median FCM concentrations for each horse at the respective timepoint.