High intensity, short duration pulling in heavy horses: physiological effects of competition and rapid weight change

High intensity, short duration pulling in heavy horses: physiological effects of competition and rapid weight change

Abstract Background The Heavy Horse Pull is a competition where teams of two horses pull an increasingly heavy sled for a short distance. Similar to human wrestlers, some horses may undergo rapid weight change in order to enter a lower weight category. The objectives were to study the physiological...

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Main Authors: Persephone Greco-Otto, Shannon Massie, Erin Shields, Marie-France Roy, Edmond Pajor, Renaud Léguillette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Draft
Equine
Rapid weight loss
Cardiac troponin
Electrolytes
Serum chemistry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1243-9

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