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The relationship between haemoglobin types of adult Turkoman horses and the concentrations of haemoglobin, copper, ceruloplasmin and iron was studied. Blood samples were taken from the jugular vein of 50 clinically healthy Turkoman horses according to their age (2–3, 3–5 and >5 years) and sex. Haemoglobin electrophoresis showed two haemoglobin types: Hb A1 (96.02%) and Hb A2 (3.98%). Age and sex had no significant effect on haemoglobin type, nor on the concentrations of haemoglobin, copper, ceruloplasmin and iron. There was no correlation between the concentrations of haemoglobin, copper, iron, ceruloplasmin, and Hb A1 or Hb A2.
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Received: 3 July 2002 / Accepted: 6 November 2002
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Nazifi, S., Saeb, M. & Khoshvaghti, A. Studies on the relationship between haemoglobin types of adult Turkoman horses and the concentrations of haemoglobin, copper, ceruloplasmin and iron. Comp Clin Path 12, 53–56 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-002-0472-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-002-0472-9