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The effect of geographic location on circannual adrenocorticotropic hormone plasma concentrations in horses in Australia
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol.31(5), pp.1533-1540
29/06/2017
Abstract
Background: Longitudinal evaluation of plasma endogenous ACTH concentration in clinically normal horses has not been investigated in the Southern Hemisphere.
Objectives: To longitudinally determine monthly upper reference limits for plasma ACTH in 2 disparate Australian geographic locations and to examine whether location affected the circannual rhythm of endogenous ACTH in the 2 groups of horses over a 12-month period.
Animals: Clinically normal horses <20 years of age from 4 properties (institutional herd and client owned animals) in Perth (n = 40) and Townsville (n = 41) were included in the study.
Methods: A prospective longitudinal descriptive study to determine the upper reference limit and confidence intervals for plasma ACTH in each geographic location using the ASVCP reference interval (RI) guidelines, for individual months and monthly groupings for 12 consecutive months.
Results: Plasma endogenous ACTH concentrations demonstrated a circannual rhythm. The increase in endogenous ACTH was not confined to the autumnal months but was associated with changes in photoperiod. During the quiescent period, plasma ACTH concentrations were lower, ≤43 pg/mL (upper limit of the 90% confidence interval (CI)) in horses from Perth and ≤67 pg/mL (upper limit of the 90% CI) in horses from Townsville, than at the acrophase, ≤94 pg/mL (upper limit of the 90% CI) in horses from Perth, ≤101 pg/mL (upper limit of the 90% CI) in horses from Townsville.
Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Circannual rhythms of endogenous ACTH concentrations vary between geographic locations, this could be due to changes in photoperiod or other unknown factors, and upper reference limits should be determined for specific locations.
Details
- Title
- The effect of geographic location on circannual adrenocorticotropic hormone plasma concentrations in horses in Australia
- Authors/Creators
- C.J. Secombe (Author/Creator)R.H.H. Tan (Author/Creator)D.I. Perera (Author/Creator)D.P. Byrne (Author/Creator)S.P. Watts (Author/Creator)J.G. Wearn (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol.31(5), pp.1533-1540
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Identifiers
- 991005540639307891
- Copyright
- © 2017 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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