Red cell distribution width values and red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio in Thoroughbred foals in the first 24 hours of life.
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio)
; 33(2): 217-222, 2023 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To report red cell distribution width (RDW) values, to calculate RDW-to-platelet ratio (RPR), and to investigate a possible correlation of RDW and RPR index values in neonatal foals classified as healthy or at risk based on clinical information from a population of foals up to 24 hours of life.DESIGN:
Retrospective study conducted from records and CBCs of foals born between June and November from 2018 to 2020 foaling seasons.SETTING:
Breeding farm. ANIMALS Three hundred and nine neonatal full-term Thoroughbred foals.INTERVENTIONS:
None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAINRESULTS:
Foals were evaluated by a veterinarian within 15 minutes after birth, and a blood sample was collected within 24 hours of life. Based on clinical information, 88 of 309 foals (28.4%) were considered at risk of perinatal disease, and 201 were healthy. Mean gestational age for the foals was 346.3 ± 9.7 days. RDW values did not differ between groups. Gestational length demonstrated to have a negative correlation with RDW (r = -0.156, P = 0.005) and mean corpuscular volume (r = -0.135, P = 0.01), indicating a link of these variables to foal maturity. RPR index was higher for at-risk (0.073 ± 0.018) than for healthy foals (0.068 ± 0.014, P = 0.01).CONCLUSION:
RPR might be a promising early indicator of disease for the field triage of neonatal foals.Palavras-chave
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Observational_studies
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Animals
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Pregnancy
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2023
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