Peripheral blood markers of sepsis in foals born from mares with experimentally ascending placentitis.
Luciana de Araujo BorbaCarlos Eduardo Wayne NogueiraFábio Raphael Pascoti BruhnGabriela Castro da SilvaLorena Soares FeijóIgor F CanissoBruna da Rosa CurcioPublished in: The Veterinary record (2020)
Total cholesterol and lactate appear to be suitable markers for sepsis during the first 24 hours postpartum. Septic foals displayed altered energy metabolisms as determined by increased triglycerides and cholesterol concentrations, hypoglycaemia at birth and reduced activity of the GGT and increased lactate and urea concentrations. Sepsis was associated with high concentrations of SAA and AFP.
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