Body weight, hematologic findings, and serum and plasma biochemical findings of horses competing in a 48-, 83-, 159-km endurance ride under similar terrain and weather conditions

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 746-753

  Barton, Michelle H ^a   Williamson, Lisa ^a   Jacks, Stephanie ^a,b   Norton, Natalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CREATINE KINASE; ELECTROLYTE; LACTIC ACID; PLASMA PROTEIN; SODIUM; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HORSE; KINESIOLOGY; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SPORT; TIME; TOPOGRAPHY; TRAINING; VELOCITY; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROLYTES; EXERTION; FEMALE; HORSES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; WEATHER;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037565074     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.746     Document Type: Article

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