Hydration and electrolyte balance in horses during an endurance season

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 38, 2010, Pages 98-104

  Robert, C ^a   Goachet, A G ^b   Fraipont, A ^c   Votion, D M ^d   van Erck, E ^e   Leclerc, J L ^f  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c Equine Clinic   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^e Equine Sports Medicine   (Belgium)

^f Fédération Française d'Equitation ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Electrolytes; Exercise; Horse; Performance; Training

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; TIME; URINE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78249284055     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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