Table 1.

Characteristics of the 140 bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples, from horses classified as being controls (CTL), or having cytological evidence of inflammatory airway disease (IAD). Data are presented as median (1st–3rd quartile)

Equine Status	Number of Samples	Volume Recovered (mL)	Dilution Factor	Total Cell Count (/mm3)
CTL	28	117 (97–129)	0.0160 (0.0123–0.0253)	220 (150–300)
IAD	112	109 (100–124)	0.0173 (0.0121–0.0270)	190 (150–255)