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Effect of age and performance on physical, hematological and biochemica parameters in endurance horses.

Endurance horses are subjected to heightened stress even after several conditioning protocols. Hence, the goal of this study was to examine the effect of age and performance on the hematology, biochemistry, and physical parameters after an endurance race. Eighteen horses aged 6-15 years were grouped...

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Main Authors: Adamu, Lawan, Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan, Abdullah, Rasedee, Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
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Published: W.B. Saunders 2013
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spelling my.upm.eprints.298942015-09-10T02:33:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29894/ Effect of age and performance on physical, hematological and biochemica parameters in endurance horses. Adamu, Lawan Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan Abdullah, Rasedee Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad Endurance horses are subjected to heightened stress even after several conditioning protocols. Hence, the goal of this study was to examine the effect of age and performance on the hematology, biochemistry, and physical parameters after an endurance race. Eighteen horses aged 6-15 years were grouped into 80-km race category. All the horses were physically examined, and blood samples were collected postrace. After physical examination, the poor (n = 9) and good (n = 9) performance horses were identified. Potassium concentration was significantly higher (P < .05) in the good performance horses; chloride concentration was significantly higher (P < .05) in the poor performance horses. The mean blood glucose concentration of the poor performance horses in all the age-groups was significantly higher (P < .05). The mean blood lactate concentration was significantly lower (P < .05) in the poor performance horses. There was significant effect of performance on heart rate (P < .031), capillary refill time (P < .013), and gut motility (P < .05). Univariate Fisher exact test results were significantly higher for skin recoil (P < .03), mucous membrane (P < .03), and gait (P < .04) in the performance categories. In conclusion, the influence of age was seen in the poor performance category in relation to lactate, but age did not influence other physical, hematological, and biochemical parameters of the endurance horses. Thus, further studies are required to determine whether physical, hematological, and biochemical parameters during training could be used to estimate performance in endurance horses based on age. W.B. Saunders 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29894/1/Effect%20of%20age%20and%20performance%20on%20physical.pdf Adamu, Lawan and Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan and Abdullah, Rasedee and Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad (2013) Effect of age and performance on physical, hematological and biochemica parameters in endurance horses. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 33 (6). pp. 415-420. ISSN 0737-0806; ESSN: 1542-7412 10.1016/j.jevs.2012.07.015
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description Endurance horses are subjected to heightened stress even after several conditioning protocols. Hence, the goal of this study was to examine the effect of age and performance on the hematology, biochemistry, and physical parameters after an endurance race. Eighteen horses aged 6-15 years were grouped into 80-km race category. All the horses were physically examined, and blood samples were collected postrace. After physical examination, the poor (n = 9) and good (n = 9) performance horses were identified. Potassium concentration was significantly higher (P < .05) in the good performance horses; chloride concentration was significantly higher (P < .05) in the poor performance horses. The mean blood glucose concentration of the poor performance horses in all the age-groups was significantly higher (P < .05). The mean blood lactate concentration was significantly lower (P < .05) in the poor performance horses. There was significant effect of performance on heart rate (P < .031), capillary refill time (P < .013), and gut motility (P < .05). Univariate Fisher exact test results were significantly higher for skin recoil (P < .03), mucous membrane (P < .03), and gait (P < .04) in the performance categories. In conclusion, the influence of age was seen in the poor performance category in relation to lactate, but age did not influence other physical, hematological, and biochemical parameters of the endurance horses. Thus, further studies are required to determine whether physical, hematological, and biochemical parameters during training could be used to estimate performance in endurance horses based on age.
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author Adamu, Lawan
Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan
Abdullah, Rasedee
Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
spellingShingle Adamu, Lawan
Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan
Abdullah, Rasedee
Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
Effect of age and performance on physical, hematological and biochemica parameters in endurance horses.
author_facet Adamu, Lawan
Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan
Abdullah, Rasedee
Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
author_sort Adamu, Lawan
title Effect of age and performance on physical, hematological and biochemica parameters in endurance horses.
title_short Effect of age and performance on physical, hematological and biochemica parameters in endurance horses.
title_full Effect of age and performance on physical, hematological and biochemica parameters in endurance horses.
title_fullStr Effect of age and performance on physical, hematological and biochemica parameters in endurance horses.
title_full_unstemmed Effect of age and performance on physical, hematological and biochemica parameters in endurance horses.
title_sort effect of age and performance on physical, hematological and biochemica parameters in endurance horses.
publisher W.B. Saunders
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29894/1/Effect%20of%20age%20and%20performance%20on%20physical.pdf
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