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Takasu M, Nagatani N, Tozaki T, et al. Hematological and biochemical reference values for the endangered kiso horse. J Equine Sci. 2013;24(4):75-8doi: 10.1294/jes.24.75.
Takasu, M., Nagatani, N., Tozaki, T., Kakoi, H., Maeda, M., Murase, T., & Mukoyama, H. (2013). Hematological and biochemical reference values for the endangered kiso horse. Journal of equine science, 24(4), 75-8. https://doi.org/10.1294/jes.24.75
Takasu, Masaki, et al. "Hematological and biochemical reference values for the endangered kiso horse." Journal of equine science vol. 24,4 (2013): 75-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1294/jes.24.75
Takasu M, Nagatani N, Tozaki T, Kakoi H, Maeda M, Murase T, Mukoyama H. Hematological and biochemical reference values for the endangered kiso horse. J Equine Sci. 2013;24(4):75-8. doi: 10.1294/jes.24.75. Epub 2013 Dec 27. PMID: 24834006; PMCID: PMC4013988.
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J Equine Sci. 2013;24(4):75-8. doi: 10.1294/jes.24.75. Epub 2013 Dec 27.

Hematological and biochemical reference values for the endangered kiso horse.

Journal of equine science

Masaki Takasu, Nana Nagatani, Teruaki Tozaki, Hironaga Kakoi, Masami Maeda, Tetsuma Murase, Harutaka Mukoyama

Affiliations

  1. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.
  2. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu 501-1193, Japan ; Laboratory of Racing Chemistry, 1731-2 Tsuruta-cho, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 320-0851, Japan.
  3. Laboratory of Racing Chemistry, 1731-2 Tsuruta-cho, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 320-0851, Japan.
  4. Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan.

PMID: 24834006 PMCID: PMC4013988 DOI: 10.1294/jes.24.75

Abstract

To establish blood and biochemical references for the endangered Kiso horse, blood samples were collected from 111 adult Kiso horses, 74.5% of the existing breed. The samples were analyzed for 23 hematological and biochemical parameters to determine their means and standard deviations (SD). We compared the mean ± 2SD with the reference values cited in one of the most commonly used veterinary textbooks in Japan. The hematology of Kiso horses is characterized by lower erythrocyte count and hematocrit and hemoglobin levels. In addition, their serum biochemistry showed lower levels of aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, and γ-glutamyl transferase. Whether these propensities are attributed to breed-specific factors or are acquired factors remains unclear. Nevertheless, this study provides useful diagnostic indices for the endangered Kiso horse.

Keywords: Kiso horse; biochemistry; hematology; references

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