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ArticleVeterinary research communications2024

Influence of age, sex, bodyweight, and training on echocardiographic measurements in healthy mixed-breed donkeys.

Chiara Bozzola, Ilaria Guffanti, Asia Ortolina, Valerio Bronzo, Enrica Zucca

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Chiara BozzolaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4237-1152
Ilaria Guffanti, Como, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-4303-4815
Asia Ortolina, Pavia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-9231-6386
Valerio BronzoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-0823
Enrica ZuccaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy. enrica.zucca@unimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0494-1329

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Abstract

The donkey has always been a notable working animal and its importance as a companion animal has been growing over the last few years. However, there are only a few studies about cardiology in this species. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the influence of age, sex, training, and bodyweight on cardiac dimension in mixed-breed donkeys. Forty-five clinically and para-clinically healthy mixed-breed donkeys were included, and B-mode and M-mode echocardiographic measurements were recorded. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to identify the effect of age, sex, bodyweight, and training on cardiac measurements. Most of the echocardiographic measurements showed a strong statistically significant correlation with bodyweight. Linear regression analysis between echocardiographic measurements and bodyweight was performed to obtain the values of the intercept and slope of the linear equation to calculate the echocardiographic measurements as a function of bodyweight. This is the first study reporting a strong linear correlation between echocardiographic measurements and bodyweight and reporting a correlation between training and echocardiographic parameters in donkeys, suggesting that this variable should be considered when assessing cardiac dimensions in these animals.

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Body WeightEchocardiographyEquidaeAge FactorsAnimalsFemaleHeartMalePhysical Conditioning, AnimalSex FactorsB-ModeCardiac measurementsDonkeyEchocardiographyM-Mode

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