"Judy Ryder" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've never heard of low blood protein in Icelandics. It has been discussed > that imports show anemia. Are they the same? similar?
i don't believe they are the same. anemia is low red blood cells. but for what i understand, iceys are not normally low in red blood cells. rather they have a level of serum albumin (a major blood protein) that is right for them but would be low if it were a "big" horse. this has been discussed on an icey yahoo list, but maybe it was icehorsesworldwide? i seem to remember hearing that stress can cause anemia, and it sure seems that shipping/quarantine could be quite stressful, especially for a horse who has only seen a remote farm in iceland. yours, Barbara
