Table 5.
Blood glucose concentration (mg/dL) in different equine groups evaluated during 1 and 5 h of holding in a livestock market.
| Equids groups | Reference value (RV) Mean ± SE |
Time of remaining 1 h Mean ± SE |
Time of remaining 5 h Mean ± SE |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mules (n = 176) | 81.33 ± 0.0005c,3 | 123.84 ± 2.48a,1 | 104.23 ± 3.53b,2 | <0.0001 |
| Donkeys (n = 244) | 68.2 ± 0.0001c,4 | 110.59 ± 2.59b,2 | 141.40 ± 4.10a,1 | <0.0001 |
| Cull horses (n = 466) | 82.48 ± 0.0002c,3 | 96.24 ± 1.44b,3 | 103.51 ± 2.99a,2 | <0.0001 |
| Charreria horses (n = 246) | 92.70 ± 1.49a,1 | 91.73 ± 0.94a,3 | 78.925 ± 1.40b,4 | <0.0001 |
| Foals (n = 158) | 85.27 ± 2.30b,2 | 94.75 ± 2.80a,3 | 90.15 ± 3.15 ab,3 | 0.0737 |
| Ponies (n = 148) | 87.00 ± 1.32 ab,2 | 84.72 ± 1.97b,4 | 92.80 ± 1.93a,3 | <0.0001 |
a,b,cLetters in the same row indicate differences among treatments in the same species.
1,2,3,4Numbers in the same column indicate differences among species in the same treatment. Tukey test (P < 0.05); n, number of animals; SE, standard error.