CHANGES ELECTROLYTES AND BLOOD GASES IN ARABIAN HORSES DURING TO 60 KM ENDURANCE RACE

Authors

  • Paula Alessandra Di Filippo FCAV-Unep-Jaboticabal, SP.
  • Lina Maria Wehrle Gomide FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.
  • César Andrey Galindo Orozco FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.
  • Marco AugustoG. da Silva FCAV, Unesp, jaboticabal, SP.
  • Carla Braga Martins FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.
  • José Corrêa de Lacerda Neto FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.
  • Aureo Evangelista Santana FCAV, Unesp, jaboticabal, SP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v10i3.1535

Keywords:

atletic horses

Abstract

Changes in venous blood pH, pCO2, pO2, HCO-3 and cBase, and in serum concentrations of sodium, potassium, ionized calcium and chloride were studied in eight Arabian horses during endurance ride of 60km, with controlled speed of 12km/h-. The blood samples were collected prior to the beginning (M0) of the exercise, immediately after the ride (M1) and one hour after the ride (M2), with the animals resting. Immediately after the end of the exercise (M1) the animals presented higher values for pH which, added to the increase of cHCO3- and cBase, characterized the metabolic alkalosis, probably due to losses of chloride ions in the sweat. The metabolic changes observed in M1 were quickly corrected by respiratory changes, characterized by increased pCO2 or hypoventilation. Additionally, the horses presented dehydration, hypocalcemia and hypokalemia. The metabolic disturbances observed were not associated with clinical changes.

KEY WORDS: Acid-base, electrolytes, endurance, equine

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Author Biographies

Paula Alessandra Di Filippo, FCAV-Unep-Jaboticabal, SP.

Pós-graduanda do Departamento de Clinica e Cirurgia Veterinaria da FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.

Lina Maria Wehrle Gomide, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.

Pós-graduanda do Departamento de Clinica e Cirurgia da FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.

César Andrey Galindo Orozco, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.

Pós-graduando do Departamento de Clinica e Cirurgia Veterinaria da FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.

Marco AugustoG. da Silva, FCAV, Unesp, jaboticabal, SP.

Pós-graduando do departamento de Clinica e Cirurgia Veterinaria da FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.

Carla Braga Martins, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.

Pós-doutoranda do Departamento de Clinica e Cirurgia Veterinaria da FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.

José Corrêa de Lacerda Neto, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, SP.

Professor Assistente Doutor do Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária FCAV/Unesp - Jaboticabal

Aureo Evangelista Santana, FCAV, Unesp, jaboticabal, SP.

Professor Adjunto Doutor do Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária FCAV/Unesp - Jaboticabal

Published

2009-09-30

How to Cite

DI FILIPPO, P. A.; GOMIDE, L. M. W.; OROZCO, C. A. G.; SILVA, M. A. da; MARTINS, C. B.; LACERDA NETO, J. C. de; SANTANA, A. E. CHANGES ELECTROLYTES AND BLOOD GASES IN ARABIAN HORSES DURING TO 60 KM ENDURANCE RACE. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 3, p. 840–846, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v10i3.1535. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/1535. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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Veterinary Medicine