Table 8.
Calcium concentration (mmol/L) 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) | 1.54 ± 0.002a,3 | 1.50 ± 0.01b,1 | 1.66 ± 0.03a,1 | 0.0185 |
| Donkeys (n = 244) | 2.78 ± 0.001a,1 | 1.48 ± 0.01b,1 | 1.46 ± 0.02b,3 | <0.0001 |
| Cull horses (n = 466) | 1.29 ± 0.006b,4 | 1.41 ± 0.008a,2 | 1.57 ± 0.02a,2 | <0.0001 |
| Charreria horses (n = 246) | 1.56 ± 0.01a,2 | 1.41 ± 0.006b,2 | 1.67 ± 0.03a,1 | <0.0001 |
| Foals (n = 158) | 1.21 ± 0.02b,4 | 1.37 ± 0.01a,3 | 1.38 ± 0.02a,4 | <0.0001 |
| Ponies (n = 148) | 1.21 ± 0.01b,4 | 1.35 ± 0.09a,3 | 1.35 ± 0.10a,4 | <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.