The Influence of Betaine on Untrained and Trained Horses Exercising to Fatigue

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 677-684

  Warren, L K ^a   Lawrence, L M ^a   Thompson, K N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Purina Mills LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; Exercise; Horses; Lactic Acid

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

BETAINE; FATTY ACID; LACTIC ACID; LIPOTROPIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BETAINE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FATIGUE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; HORSES; LACTIC ACID; LIPOTROPIC AGENTS; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0033087008     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.773677x     Document Type: Article

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