Essential and risk elements in horses affect haematology, serum biochemistry and oxidative status parameters

Abstract The abundance of chemical elements in the blood of horses can indicate the physiological balance, health of animal as well as can be taken as an indicator of environmental pollution. The aim of this work was to analyse haematological, biochemical parameters, TOS, FRAP, SOD, Gpx, TAS and the...

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Main Authors: Marko Halo, Róbert Kirchner, Filip Tirpák, Tomáš Slanina, Katarína Tokárová, Anton Kováčik, Michal Miškeje, Agnieszka Greń, Grzegorz Formicki, Roberto Madeddu, Peter Massányi
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Roberto Madeddu
Peter Massányi
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description Abstract The abundance of chemical elements in the blood of horses can indicate the physiological balance, health of animal as well as can be taken as an indicator of environmental pollution. The aim of this work was to analyse haematological, biochemical parameters, TOS, FRAP, SOD, Gpx, TAS and their correlations with concentrations of essential and risk elements in blood of horses stabled in two different locations: The National Stud Farm Topoľčianky (n = 11; 11 stallions, consisting of the breeds 6 Lipizzan, 3 Slovak warmblood, 2 Holsteiner) and Experimental Centre at Institute of Animal Husbandry, SUA in Nitra (n = 10; 4 stallions, 5 geldings, 1 mare, 4 stallions, 5 geldings and 1 mare, consisting of the breeds 3 Slovak warmblood, 4 Czech warmblood, 3 Holsteiner). Blood samples were obtained from horses (n = 21) from two localities in the Slovak Republic during May. The haematological profiles of horses from both locations were within reference values. The values of biochemical parameters of horse samples that underwent analysis showed only minor deviations from the referential values reported by several authors. Fe was the most accumulated elements (383.95 mg/L and 403.61 mg/L, respectively). Finally, this investigation based on correlation analyses identified essential and risk elements in horse blood serum and significant negative correlation between Cd and GRA, HGB and HCT was observed in The National Stud Farm Topoľčianky and a positive correlation was recorded between Zn and total proteins in the Experimental Centre at Institute of Animal Husbandry, SUA Nitra. The obtained data could be used as a control indicator to identify risk hazards related to the heavy metals in relation to the health of animals.
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spelling doaj-art-4975da0f83034119a22d9fd28919f1c92025-02-02T12:16:36ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-87908-6Essential and risk elements in horses affect haematology, serum biochemistry and oxidative status parametersMarko Halo0Róbert Kirchner1Filip Tirpák2Tomáš Slanina3Katarína Tokárová4Anton Kováčik5Michal Miškeje6Agnieszka Greń7Grzegorz Formicki8Marko Halo9Roberto Madeddu10Peter Massányi11Institute of Applied Biology, Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraInstitute of Animal Husbandry, Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraDivision of Animal Sciences, University of MissouriInstitute of Applied Biology, Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraInstitute of Applied Biology, Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraInstitute of Applied Biology, Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraAgroBioTech Research Centre, Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraInstitute of Biology, University of the National Education CommissionInstitute of Biology, University of the National Education CommissionInstitute of Animal Husbandry, Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraDepartment of Biomedical Sciences-Histology, University of SassariInstitute of Applied Biology, Slovak University of Agriculture in NitraAbstract The abundance of chemical elements in the blood of horses can indicate the physiological balance, health of animal as well as can be taken as an indicator of environmental pollution. The aim of this work was to analyse haematological, biochemical parameters, TOS, FRAP, SOD, Gpx, TAS and their correlations with concentrations of essential and risk elements in blood of horses stabled in two different locations: The National Stud Farm Topoľčianky (n = 11; 11 stallions, consisting of the breeds 6 Lipizzan, 3 Slovak warmblood, 2 Holsteiner) and Experimental Centre at Institute of Animal Husbandry, SUA in Nitra (n = 10; 4 stallions, 5 geldings, 1 mare, 4 stallions, 5 geldings and 1 mare, consisting of the breeds 3 Slovak warmblood, 4 Czech warmblood, 3 Holsteiner). Blood samples were obtained from horses (n = 21) from two localities in the Slovak Republic during May. The haematological profiles of horses from both locations were within reference values. The values of biochemical parameters of horse samples that underwent analysis showed only minor deviations from the referential values reported by several authors. Fe was the most accumulated elements (383.95 mg/L and 403.61 mg/L, respectively). Finally, this investigation based on correlation analyses identified essential and risk elements in horse blood serum and significant negative correlation between Cd and GRA, HGB and HCT was observed in The National Stud Farm Topoľčianky and a positive correlation was recorded between Zn and total proteins in the Experimental Centre at Institute of Animal Husbandry, SUA Nitra. The obtained data could be used as a control indicator to identify risk hazards related to the heavy metals in relation to the health of animals.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87908-6HorseHaematologySerum biochemistryOxidative statusEssential elementsRisk elements
spellingShingle Marko Halo
Róbert Kirchner
Filip Tirpák
Tomáš Slanina
Katarína Tokárová
Anton Kováčik
Michal Miškeje
Agnieszka Greń
Grzegorz Formicki
Marko Halo
Roberto Madeddu
Peter Massányi
Essential and risk elements in horses affect haematology, serum biochemistry and oxidative status parameters
Scientific Reports
Horse
Haematology
Serum biochemistry
Oxidative status
Essential elements
Risk elements
title Essential and risk elements in horses affect haematology, serum biochemistry and oxidative status parameters
title_full Essential and risk elements in horses affect haematology, serum biochemistry and oxidative status parameters
title_fullStr Essential and risk elements in horses affect haematology, serum biochemistry and oxidative status parameters
title_full_unstemmed Essential and risk elements in horses affect haematology, serum biochemistry and oxidative status parameters
title_short Essential and risk elements in horses affect haematology, serum biochemistry and oxidative status parameters
title_sort essential and risk elements in horses affect haematology serum biochemistry and oxidative status parameters
topic Horse
Haematology
Serum biochemistry
Oxidative status
Essential elements
Risk elements
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87908-6
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