Table 6.
Blood lactate 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) | 4.33 ± 0.0007c,6 | 22.01 ± 1.24b,1 | 34.05 ± 1.05a,1 | <0.0001 |
| Donkeys (n = 244) | 12.90 ± 0.0008a,3 | 12.35 ± 0.84a,3 | 12.64 ± 0.71a,4 | 0.7999 |
| Cull horses (n = 466) | 11.25 ± 0.0000c,4 | 13.45 ± 0.78b,3 | 21.74 ± 2.28a,3 | <0.0001 |
| Charreria horses (n = 246) | 6.14 ± 0.89b,5 | 7.00 ± 0.32b,4 | 10.92 ± 0.93a,4 | 0.0001 |
| Foals (n = 158) | 16.02 ± 1.00c,2 | 24.82 ± 1.17b,2 | 29.40 ± 1.39a,2 | <0.0001 |
| Ponies (n = 148) | 22.40 ± 1.28b,1 | 23.94 ± 0.95b,2 | 28.80 ± 1.40a,2 | 0.0015 |
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.