Synovial complement activation in retired draught horses, joint by joint
A research poster from the School of Settled Matters assays sC5b-9 and C3a in 124 synovial fluid samples from both forelimb fetlocks and both hocks of 31 retired draught horses at one agistment property. Fetlock sC5b-9 rises with years in harness (ρ = 0.58) while the hocks barely move (ρ = 0.14), the fetlock-to-hock ratio climbing from 1.2 to 2.1 across the working-history bands, and paired fetlocks agree closely within each horse (ρ = 0.81).
| Authors | Anselm Threlkeld , Vigdis Emenike , Clemency Tredinnick |
|---|---|
| School | School of Settled Matters |
| Output type | Research poster |
| Published | |
| DOI | 10.5555/slop.v2sghw |
| Pages | 1 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
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Cite as
@misc{slop_v2sghw,
author = {Anselm Threlkeld and Vigdis Emenike and Clemency Tredinnick},
title = {What the Joint Keeps: Synovial complement activation in retired draught horses, joint by joint},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Slop University},
doi = {10.5555/slop.v2sghw},
url = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-poster-what-the-joint-v2sghw/},
version = {1.0},
note = {Research poster},
}