Equine clinical neonatology in the USA: past, present and future

Serum total proteins and related electrophoretic fractions in growing foals

“…Essentially, it is known that antibodies produced by the foal's own immune system are detectable at 10-14 days of age (Knottenbelt et al, 2004). Moreover, the gradual increase of albumin, mainly produced in the liver, is probably related with the development of this organ (Koterba et al, 1990;Brommer et al, 2001). This confirms that animals' organ functions are in a development phase during the early neonatal period and a wide range of physiological values in different systems compensate for immaturity (Knottenbelt et al, 2004;Piccione et al, 2006Piccione et al, , 2009Zumbo et al, 2010).…”

Oral single dose of allopurinol in thoroughbred foals born from mares with placentitis

“…At birth, the serum glucose can be 50% lower than the maternal serum glucose, but after the first feeding; significant increases in glucose levels occur during the first 48 hours and remain higher than in adult animals for 2-3 months (WILKINS, 2011). In the untreated group, lower amounts of glucose can be explained by the fact that in foals suffering from hypoxia, a depletion of glucose occurs and can cause hypoglycemia in the early hours of life (KOTERBA, 1990). Placentitis group foals that received treatment showed maintenance of normal values of glucose, which may be related to the action of allopurinol in reducing cellular damage.…”

Niveles de glicemia en potros criollo colombiano durante sus primeras horas de vida

“…Existen diversos valores reportados como normales en potros sanos, Koterba, Drummond, & Kosch (1990) 24 reportan como normal una glicemia de 101 y 227 mg/dL, Hackett & McCue (2010) 13 consideran normales rangos entre 143 -166 mg/ dL para potros de menos de un mes de edad, mientras que Muñoz, Riber, Trigo, & Castejòn (2012) 28 en un estudio realizado en potros españoles a distintas edades encontraron que potros sanos presentaban valores de 113,0-133,0 a una edad de 1 a 2 meses, 105,0-133,0 cuando tenían de 3 a 6 meses y 83,50-126,0 para potros de 6 a 9 meses.…”