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Elevated urinary excretion of free pyridinoline in Friesian horses suggests a breed-specific increase in collagen degradation

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1454-8

Published Online: 2018-04-25

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Saey, Veronique

Tang, Jonathan

Ducatelle, Richard

Croubels, Siska

De Baere, Siegrid

Schauvliege, Stijn

van Loon, Gunther

Chiers, Koen
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Received: 24 October 2017

Accepted: 12 April 2018

First Online: 25 April 2018

Ethics approval

: An approved animal use protocol was waived by the chairperson of the ethical committee of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Ghent University) as urine in the awake horses was collected by the owner/keeper not invasively during spontaneous voiding. The anesthetized horses were sampled by urinary catheterization as standard procedure during operation.A written consent was obtained from the owner/keeper of each animal. All of the patients that were omitted to the University hospital, were treated following the institutional guidelines.

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