Studies on the blood chemical properties in racehorses: I. serumenzyme activities

Kang, C.B. . Coll. of Agriculture

Studies on the blood chemical properties in racehorses: I. serumenzyme activities

1988

Kang, C.B. (Kyongsang National Univ., Chinju (Korea R.). Coll. of Agriculture)

The present study was carried out to investigate the serum enzyme activities of racehorses. The enzymes investigated were aspartate and alanine aminotranserase (GOT, GPT), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase(gamma-GTP), Lactic dehydrogenase(LDH), creatine phosphokinase(CPK), and alkaline phosphatase(ALP). Animals used were 30 healthy racehorse(female 17, male 13) average weighing 435kg and were from 2 to 8 years of age. LDH activity was progressively decreased with age and next in the order of GOT and CPK activities. GOT and gamma-GPT activities were not changed with age but ALP activity tended to be decreased with age. Activities of GOT, GPT, gamma-GTP and ALP were higher in female than in male. There was no difference in CPK activity by sex, and no difference was found out among breeds

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