@misc{
author = "Stojković, Milica and Blagojević, Jovan and Gvozdić, Dragan and Marković, Lazar and Bošnjaković, Dušan and Jovanović, Ljubomir and Kirovski, Danijela",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Depending on intensity, physical exercise in horses causes various changes in the
parameters of hematological, biochemical, acid-base, and electrolyte status, which can
affect the health and athletic performance of the horse. This study’s objective was to
look at how submaximal exercise at the end of the racing season affected the horses’
hematological, biochemical, acid-base, and electrolyte status markers.
In this study, eight (n=8) trotters, aged 4±2 years, were involved. Venous blood samples
were drawn from each horse by jugular puncture before and after exercise to determine
hematologic, biochemical, acid-base and electrolyte parameters. The submaximal
physical exercise in this study was two intervals of 2,000 m of slow trotting and two
consecutive runs of 500 m at submaximal level. Hematocrit (HCT), red blood cell (RBC) and monocyte count, hemoglobin (HGB)
concentration, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity, and glucose concentration
increased significantly after the exercise. Additionally, significant decreases in venous
blood pH, bicarbonate (HCO3
-
) and total CO2 (TCO2) concentration, base excess of
the extracellular fluid (BEecf), and ionized Ca2+ (iCa2+) concentrations were established
after exercise. In contrast, partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2), total concentration of
weak acids (Atot), the anion gap (AG), and total protein and lactate concentrations
were significantly higher after exercise. Considering the significant changes in the
parameters of hematological, biochemical, and acid-base status after submaximal
exercise, determining those parameters would be useful for monitoring the health and
performance of trotters.",
publisher = "Beograd : Fakultet veterinarske medicine",
journal = "Veterinarski Glasnik",
title = "Hematological, biochemical, and acid-base response of trotters to submaximal exercise at the end of the horse racing season",
volume = "78",
number = "1",
pages = "1-14",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.2298/VETGL230626002S"
}