BAL = bronchoalveolar lavage; MEA = mild-moderate equine asthma; SEA =
severe equine asthma. Age showed as mean and standard deviation.
Table 2: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cytology results for the included
horses, and divided into groups based on cytological diagnosis, based on
reference values for mild-moderate equine asthma >10%
neutrophils, >5% mast cells or eosinophils, and SEA
>25% neutrophils.