Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2015, 16(4), p.370-382
DOI: 10.5513/JCEA01/16.4.1634
Haematological and biochemical blood parameters in horses used for sport and recreation Hematologiczne i biochemiczne parametry krwi koni użytkowanych sportowo i rekreacyjnie Katarzyna BURLIKOWSKA, Monika BOGUSŁAWSKA-TRYK*, Roman SZYMECZKO and Anna PIOTROWSKA Department of Animal Physiology and Morphology, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, UTP University of Science and Technology, Mazowiecka 28, 85-084 Bydgoszcz, Poland *correspondence:
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Abstract The study was conducted to determine and compare the resting values of haematological and biochemical blood indices in clinically healthy horses competing in show jumping and used for leisure activities. The experiment included twenty adult horses of Polish half-bred and Wielkopolska breed which were subjected to a daily training programme typical of their type of use. Blood samples were collected at rest before feeding from the jugular external vein. Show jumpers had higher (P
