Journal of Practical Agriculture & Fisheries Research (현장농수산연구지)

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Evaluation on Blood Chemistry in a Thoroughbred Neonate (1-day old) with Congenital Torticollis

선천성 사경을 동반한 더러브렛 신생망아지의 혈액화학 평가

  • Yang, J.H. (Department of Horse Industry, Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries)
  • 양재혁 (한국농수산대학 말산업학과)
  • Received : 2019.09.18
  • Accepted : 2019.11.15
  • Published : 2019.12.20
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Abstract

There have been no reports on the laboratory screening of congenital torticollis in equine medicine. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the blood chemistry of a newborn female foal with congenital torticollis. The filly was born after a normal parturition period, and the clinical pathology results were as follows: biochemistry of the plasma showed significantly higher levels of CK, LDH, and Na than those in a normal foal. However, Cl level was remarkably lower than that of the control. In conclusion, the cells in the neck muscles influenced the clinical pathological value in the neonate. A disorder of the muscles as well as the bone problem, such as the cervical vertebrae, may have caused congenital torticollis. To our knowledge, this is the first report detailing the clinical pathology results in a newborn foal with torticollis. These laboratory results can be used as a reference for interpretation of pathology results in foals.

말의학에서 선천성 사경에 관한 임상병리학적 보고는 없었다. 본 연구의 목적은 선천성 사경을 동반한 신생망아지의 혈액화학을 평가하기 위함이다. Thoroughbred 망아지(암)가 341일의 정상 임신기간을 거쳐서 태어났다. 평가 결과는 다음과 같다. 혈액화학검사에서 CK (creatine kinase), LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) 그리고 Na은 상당히 증가하였으나 Cl는 심각하게 감소하였다. 결론적으로, 목근육의 세포는 망아지의 임상병리학적 수치에 영향을 미쳤다. 이는 선천성 사경의 원인이 경추와 같은 뼈의 문제뿐만 아니라 근육장애일 수 있다. 저자들이 알기로는 본 논문은 신생망아지의 사경증에 관한 최초의 임상병리 보고서이다. 이 자료는 선천성 결손을 가진 망아지의 임상병리 해석에 참고가 될 것으로 기대된다.

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