A comparison of unheated loose housing with stables on the respiratory health of weaned-foals in cold winter conditions: an observational field-study

Table 4 The mean haematological values of Finnhorse weanlings

	1st visit stable	1st visit Lh	2nd visit stable	2nd visit Lh
Serum SAA (mg/L)	0.4 [± 0.5]	12 [± 24.2]	1.3 [± 2.9]	0.8 [± 0.5]
Plasma fibrinogen (g/L)	4.8 [± 0.9]	5.0 [± 0.9]	4.2 [± 0.9]	4.2 [± 1.0]
WBC (10⁹/L)^a	14.8 [± 3.9]	14.2 [± 2.0]	14.3 [± 4.0]	15.1 [± 2.8]
Fe (µmol/L)	23 [± 6.8]	24 [± 9.7]	24 [± 7.7]	21 [± 7.5]
Hb (g/L)	132 [± 16.7]	123 [± 10.8]	120 [± 9.5]	117 [± 5.1]

The mean haematological values [± SD] in serum and plasma of Finnhorse weanlings kept in loose housing (Lh), n = 9, and in stables, n = 8
SAA serum amyloid A, WBC white blood cell count, Hb haemoglobin
^aSignifies being statistically different from the Standardbred

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