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Volume 22 (4):330-339, 2018.
Effect of live truck transport on cortisol, hematologic
and electrocardiographic values in donkey Equus africanus asinus.
AS Samimi.
Department of
Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid
Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
ABSTRACT
Samimi SA., Effect of live truck transport on cortisol, hematologic and
electrocardiographic values in donkey Equus africanus asinus. Onl J Vet Res., 22 (4):330-339,
2018. Ten healthy domestic and 10 miniature donkeys
of various ages and sex were transported 6-hours in a closed truck on a flat
road for 360 km at 45-55 km/hr without abrupt
acceleration or deceleration. There was no access to water and feed and animals
were not allowed to unload and rest. ECG and jugular blood sampling for
cortisol and hematology were done 10AM before and 5PM after the journey. Animals
travelled standing with stocking density of about 0.5m2 per donkey. Serum
cortisol (P < 0.001) and heart rates (P < 0.001) increased in all animals.
The length of PR, QT and RR intervals, P
and T wave, and QRS complex decreased (P < 0.05). All donkeys showed
increased QRS complex and T waves amplitude following
the trip. Sinus arrhythmias were the only irregularity observed on the ECG
traces both pre and post road journey. All donkeys had significantly higher
packed cell volume, monocytes and basophils after transport. These results show
that live transport affects cortisol, ECG and hematological values in donkeys regardless
of interspecies (domestic and miniature) variations.
Keywords: Road journey, hematological, electrocardiographic parameter, normal
sized and miniature donkeys.
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