Table 7.
Percentage of hematocrit 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) | 32.30 ± 0.0008b,3 | 45.54 ± 1.12a,1 | 46.20 ± 1.11a,1 | <0.0001 |
| Donkeys (n = 244) | 29.50 ± 0.000a,4 | 34.0 ± 0.87a,3 | 32.23 ± 0.45a,3 | <0.0001 |
| Cull horses (n = 466) | 38.17 ± 0.0003a,1 | 33.67 ± 0.081b,3 | 39.05 ± 0.07a,2 | <0.0001 |
| Charreria horses (n = 246) | 36.41 ± 0.77b,2 | 44.83 ± 0.84a,1 | 44.95 ± 0.91a,1 | <0.0001 |
| Foals (n = 158) | 34.70 ± 0.69b,3 | 34.28 ± 0.49b,3 | 38.15 ± 0.69a,2 | <0.0001 |
| Ponies (n = 148) | 36.33 ± 1.34a,2 | 38.30 ± 1.02a,2 | 37.92 ± 1.33a,2 | 0.4950 |
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.