Fifty-four slaughtered horses were classified into groups having adipose tissue in the
crest of the neck with or without hemorrhage (AH and NH groups, respectively). Blood
biochemical tests (Alb, TP, T-bil, GOT, GPT, LDH, T-cho, and BUN) and an epidemiological
survey (age, gender, weight, origin, breed, BCS, CNS, and hoof disease) were performed.
T-bil tended to be high, while the other parameters were normal. Weight, BCS, and CNS were
higher in the AH group (P<0.05). GOT was lower in the AH group (P<0.05). It was
suspected that the horses in the AH group had lipomatosis. It was assumed that the adipose
tissue of the horses in the AH group contained damaged capillaries, and inflammation was
confirmed based on evidence of macrophages and lymphocytes.
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