China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2021, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (2): 484-491.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2021.02.010

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Effect of Transportation Stress on Horse Blood Cells and Blood Biochemical Indexes

TANG Anqi1, QU Rui1, MAI Zhanhai1, ZHAI Shaohua1, SUN Yawei1, CAO Dongmei1, HOU Jianjun1, LIU Bin2, ZHU Yizhong2, WANG Jinquan1   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China;
    2. Changji Liangyuan Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Development Co., Ltd., Changji 831100, China
  • Received:2020-06-09 Online:2021-02-20 Published:2021-02-23

Abstract: In order to investigate the impact of transportation stress on blood cells and blood biochemical indicators of Ili horses,6 Ili mares were selected for transportation with a mileage of 400 km.The total transportation time were 8 h,the horse serum acute phase proteins (APPs),cortisol (Cor),heat shock proteins (HSPs),interferon-γ (IFN-γ),tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and blood routine were detected at 0,4,8 h of transport and 12 h after landing.The results showed that when compared with 0 h of transport,horses serum haptoglobin (HP) content increased significantly at 8 h of transport (P<0.05),horses serum Cor content increased significantly at 4 and 8 h of transport and 12 h after transport (P<0.01).Horses serum HSP90 content decreased significantly at the 12 h after landing (P<0.01),but transportation had no significant effect on serum IFN-γ and TNF-α content (P>0.05).The standard deviation in red cell distribution width (RDW-SD),platelet distribution width (PDW),platelet large cell ratio (P-LCR),granulocyte (GRAN) and granulocyte ratio (GRAN%) were all significantly increased at 4 and 8 h of transport and 12 h after transport (P<0.05),and intermediate cells ratio (MID%),intermediate cells (MID),and hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were all significantly decreased at 4 and 8 h of transport and 12 h after transport (P<0.05).In conclusion,transportation stress had significant effects on horses serum HP,Cor,HSP90 concentration,blood RDW-SD,PDW,P-LCR,GRAN%,GRAN,MID and MCHC,these indicators could be used to evaluate horses sensitivity to transportation stress.

Key words: transportation stress; Ili horse; acute phase proteins (APPs); heat shock proteins (HSPs); inflammatory factor

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