Table 1.
Haematological parameters in the horses before and after training sessions
| |
Group A (race horses) |
Group B (inexperienced endurance horses) |
Group C (experienced endurance horses) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |
| WBC [×109/L] |
8.4 ± 0.24 |
9.61 ± 0.64a, d |
8.86 ± 0.44 |
12.88 ± 1.4*, a |
7.55 ± 1.58 |
11.53 ± 1.44*, d |
| RBC [×1012/L] |
9.23 ± 0.18b, f |
11.45 ± 0.76***, e |
8.08 ± 0.16b |
8.7 ± 0.17*b |
7.15 ± 0.79f |
8.06 ± 0.56e |
| HGB [g/dL] |
14.74 ± 0.35a |
18.11 ± 0.9***, b, d |
13.66 ± 0.27a |
14.56 ± 0.28b |
12.52 ± 0.84 |
14.44 ± 0.81d |
| HCT [%] |
36.45 ± 0.72a |
45.12 ± 2.52***b |
33.76 ± 0.6a |
36.74 ± 0.75**b |
34.24 ± 2.34 |
38.16 ± 2.66 |
| NEU [×109/L] |
4.93 ± 0.3 |
5.66 ± 0.44b |
4.8 ± 0.22 |
10.76 ± 1.35**b |
4.19 ± 0.35 |
7.8 ± 1.22 |
| LYM [×109/L] |
3.3 ± 0.18 |
3.74 ± 0.3a |
3.64 ± 0.38 |
1.99 ± 0.29*a |
3.1 ± 0.67 |
2.94 ± 0.45 |
| N:L | 1.56 ± 0.15 | 1.59 ± 0.18c, d | 1.43 ± 0.15 | 6.09 ± 1.2***c | 1.5 ± 0.17 | 2.89 ± 0.5d |
WBC – white blood cell count, RBC – total red blood cell count, HGB – haemoglobin concentration, HCT – packed cell volume, NEU – total number of neutrophils, LYM – total number of lymphocytes, N:L – neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio.
Significant differences were observed between the following groups:
Before and after training sessions in each group:*p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001.
Groups A and B: ap ≤ 0.05, bp ≤ 0.01, cp ≤ 0.001.
Groups A and C: dp ≤ 0.05, ep ≤ 0.01, fp ≤ 0.001.
Groups B and C: xp ≤ 0.05, yp ≤ 0.01, zp ≤ 0.001.