Figure 1

Serum amyloid A (SAA) concentration in the horses before and after training sessions. Group A – race horses, Group B – inexperienced endurance horses, Group C – experienced endurance horses. Significant differences were observed between the following groups: before and after training sessions in each group: *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001. groups A and B: ^ap ≤ 0.05, ^bp ≤ 0.01, ^cp ≤ 0.001. groups A and C: ^dp ≤ 0.05, ^ep ≤ 0.01, ^fp ≤ 0.001. groups B and C: ^xp ≤ 0.05, ^yp ≤ 0.01, ^zp ≤ 0.001.