The search for valved conduit tissue grafts for adults (>22 mm): an ultrasonographic study of jugular vein diameters of horses and cattle

Table 1 Thoracic circumference and jugular diameter of the distended jugular veins in horses and cows of different breeds

Population	Thoracic circumference (cm)	Jugular vein diameter (cm)		Linear regression analysis
		Mean ± SD	5%, 95% percentile
Horses
Warmblood	198 ± 7	2.03 ± 0.16	1.72, 2.28	p = 0.981
Freiberger	189 ± 6	1.86 ± 0.20	1.53, 2.35	p = 0.389
Cattle
Brown Swiss	217 ± 6	2.47 ± 0.49	1.61, 3.63	p = 0.061
Holstein	218 ± 11	2.02 ± 0.38	1.46, 2.72	p = 0.350

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