The ammonia tolerance test in horses
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The ammonia tolerance test in horses | |
| Creator | van den Berg, J. S. | |
| Description | Clinically normal horses (n = 8) with ages ranging from 5 to 8 years, were starved for 12 h and their plasma ammonia concentrations were measured. The mean fasting plasma ammonia concentration was 17,8±3,8 µmol l-1. After dosing ammonium chloride at a dose rate of 0,02 g kg-1, there was a significant increase in plasma ammonia concentration, with a maximum rise after 20 min (P 0,05). To investigate the influence of temperature on plasma ammonia concentrations of stored samples, 8 plasma samples were stored at -20°C and 4°C respectively. The plasma ammonia concentrations were measured after 6, 12 and 24 h in each of the stored samples. Plasma ammonia concentrations increased significantly after 12 and 24 h when stored at 4°C (P 0,05). When plasma was stored at 20°C there was no significant increase from baseline concentrations during 24h (P 0,05). | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1991-06-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v62i2.1589 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 62, No 2 (1991); 48-50 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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