Evaluation of blood glucose and lactate concentrations in mule and equine foals

Abstract Information about mule physiology is scarce. Glucose and lactate serve as prognostic tools in neonates, thus real-time evaluations would be beneficial. Our main objective was to measure glucose and lactate concentrations from healthy mule and equine foals from birth-720h. Glucose and lactate concentrations were evaluated with a benchtop Randox® Daytona analyzer (LAB) using plasma and with an Accutrend® Plus system (ACP) using whole blood. Data were analyzed using PROC MIXED (P